News

2013

  1. World Day Against Child Labour 2013

    From classroom to college – A champion for child workers

    12 June 2013

    When Farzana Hassan began teaching a handful of child labourers at an ILO project in Pakistan, she never imagined that, years later, she would have turned her classroom into a fully-fledged college for girls.

  2. 102nd International Labour Conference

    Statement by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General on the occasion of the World Day against Child Labour

    12 June 2013

  3. World Day against Child Labour

    Jordan pilots National Framework to Combat Child Labour

    11 June 2013

    Jordan pilots National Framework to Combat Child Labour with the help of a national database.

  4. News

    Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sharing knowledge in combating child labour

    11 June 2013

    Within the framework of activities carried out by IPEC Programme in Central Asia two study tours were organized for tripartite partners in the region to learn experience of combating child labour in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

  5. News

    Solomon Islands ratifies ILO Convention No. 138

    11 June 2013

    Solomon Islands ratification of the ILO Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) (minimum age 14 years) has now been formally registered. This brings the total number of ratification of Convention No. 138 to 166, out of 185 ILO Member States.

  6. Statement

    Susuki Orchestra - Statement of support to the "Music against Child Labour" Initiative

    10 June 2013

  7. Statement

    Claudio Abbado - Statement of support to the "Music against Child Labour" Initiative

    10 June 2013

  8. World Day Against Child Labour 2013

    Musicians strike a chord against child labour

    10 June 2013

    As the world marks World Day against Child Labour on June 12th, the musical world pledges to bring the issue centre stage.

  9. Statement

    Exhibition "The ILO's fight against child labour: Dreaming of Freedom" - University of Nairobi Statement

    10 June 2013

  10. Statement

    Exhibition "The ILO's fight against child labour: Dreaming of Freedom" - Federation Employers of Kenya (FEK) Statement

    10 June 2013