Events
2021
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High-level Dialogue for Action on child labour
17 June 2021
The European Commission, ILO and UNICEF invite you to a High-level Dialogue for Action on Child Labour. The event will be part of a Week of action to mark the World Day against child labour.
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End Child Labour: Virtual Race 2021
12 June - 12 July 2021
The massive campaign will be conducted by the ILO in collaboration with Cause Indonesia, an organization that provides a virtual platform and community, through a virtual race by inviting more than 5,000 participants nationwide to be involved and to be part of the social movement against child labour.
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World Day Against Child Labour - 12 June 2021
12 June 2021
This year’s World Day Against Child Labour focuses on action taken for the 2021 International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. It is the first World Day since the universal ratification of the ILO’s Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, and takes place at time when the COVID-19 crisis threatens to reverse years of progress in tackling the problem.
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World Day Against Child Labour in the context of International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour in Nepal
11 June 2021
The ILO Country Office for Nepal, in collaboration with UNICEF and the Government of Nepal’s Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, is organizing a national social dialogue event with ILO constituents and development and policy advocacy partners, on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour 2021.
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High-level event: “Act Now, End Child Labour!”
10 June 2021
Join us for a high-level virtual side event during the International Labour Conference on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour.
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Launch of the Initiative for the Fight against Child Labour by the Private Sector in Morocco (ILTESAM)
27 April 2021
As part of global efforts to mark the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), in collaboration with the ILO’s project MAP16, is organizing the official launch of its platform ILTESAM, the Initiative for the Fight against Child Labour by the Private Sector in Morocco.
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Launch of the inter-agency toolkit on child labour in humanitarian action
23 March 2021
The Global Child Labour Task Force has developed a toolkit to guide humanitarian actors and other agencies in the global community to effectively prevent and respond to child labour in humanitarian action.
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Workers and Employers' Sectoral Consultation for the Development of the 1st Bangsamoro Regional Action Plan Against Child Labour
18 February 2021
With support from the ILO-Japan Multi-bilateral Programme for Asia and the Pacific through the «ILO Project on Achieving Reduction of Child Labour in Support of Education: a project to reduce the worst forms of child labour in agricultural areas in BARMM», and in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Employment in BARMM, a series of consultation with tripartite partners and relevant stakeholders in the region is being rolled-out to aid in the development of the first ever Bangsamoro Regional Action Plan on Child Labour that will capture the views and aspirations of Bangsamoro towards the progressive reduction of child labour which is now further exacerbated by the current pandemic.
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Preventing and Remediating Child Labour in the Garment Supply Chain
2 February 2021
COVID-19 may reverse years of progress against child labour, including in the garment industry and supply chain. To support effective due diligence against child labour in the industry, the ILO’s Child Labour Platform (CLP), the Centre for Child Rights and Business, and industry partners will launch the report "Supplier Guidance on Child Labour for the Garment Industry". Join us at a special side event of the OECD Garment Forum to receive an advance copy of this state of the art tool and learn how it can help to identify, prevent and remediate child labour and protect young workers from occupational health and safety risks.
When: 2 February 2021, 11:30-12:30 - Register now! -
Launch event for the 2021 International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
21 January 2021
2020
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National Educational Seminar on Actions for Achieving SDG Target 8.7 – Eliminating Child Labour and Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2025
8 - 10 December 2020
The training will include a mix of live, highly interactive, online sessions hosted via Zoom; and self-paced learning materials and discussion boards.
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Training workshop on child labour for Labour Inspectors/Officials and Members of the National Steering Committee
25 - 27 November 2020
The training will include a mix of live, highly interactive, online sessions hosted via Zoom; and self-paced learning materials and discussion boards.
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"Take a Stand" - Song calling for action to end child labour
20 November 2020
"Take a Stand" song by the French band Kids United New Generation, dedicated to the UN International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, 2021.
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ILO Global Business Network on Forced Labour Second Annual Meeting
19 November 2020
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Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit on the Fair Share for Children
9 - 10 September 2020
The Fair Share for Children Summit will bring together Nobel laureates and global leaders to push for urgent action to prevent a child rights disaster in the wake of the pandemic.
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COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!
25 June 2020
This online event will highlight the key impacts of COVID-19 to child labour globally and in Malaysia and provide the Malaysian government with recommendations to address the child labour issues.
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COVID-19 and Child Labour: Looking forward in times of crisis
12 June 2020
Join us for a high-level virtual debate on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour
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World Day against Child Labour 2020
12 June 2020
An advocacy-cum-awareness campaign for child labour elimination was organised jointly by ILO Project ‘Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Cotton Supply Chain Project’ and Government of Telangana on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour 2020.
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Webinar on COVID-19 Protect children from child labour, now more than ever
12 June 2020
ILO along with Ministry of Labour and Employment and VV Giri National Labour Institute worked organized a webinar on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour.
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World Day Against Child Labour: Protecting forcibly displaced and host community children
12 June 2020
On 12 June 2020, the PROSPECTS programme joins the rest of world in marking the World Day Against Child Labour. Tackling child labour among forcibly displaced or host populations is critical in ensuring all children are protected from exploitation and abuse, have access to education and can aspire to a fulfilled, safe and happy childhood among their families, peers and communities.