Child Labour
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World Day Against Child Labour 2022
Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour
12 June marks the World Day Against Child Labour under the theme “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour.” On this day, the ILO, together with its constituents and partners, is calling for increased investment in social protection systems and schemes to establish solid social protection floors and protect children from child labour.
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Friday 3 June, 15:30-16:45 (CEST)
High-level Discussion on Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour
High-level event organized by the ILO during the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference, with the support of Alliance 8.7 and the Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection.
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© Adam Lai
Global Child Labour Conference agrees Durban Call to Action to end child labour
The ‘Durban Call to Action’ includes strong commitments on action against child labour while raising concerns that existing progress has slowed and is now threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflict, as well as food, environmental and humanitarian crises.
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5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour
A global conference for the fight against child labour
During the week of 15 to 20 May 2022, the Government of South Africa will host the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour. It comes at a critical time, with the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to reverse years of progress in the fight to end child labour.
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Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward
Published for the first time jointly by the ILO and UNICEF, as co-custodians of Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the report takes stock of where we stand in the global effort to end child labour.
News
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Child labour
ILO supports child labour e-learning programmes in Fijian schools
12 June 2022
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Video
Bringing education to the cotton fields of Pakistan
12 June 2022
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Video
A girl’s dream out of child labour
12 June 2022
Events
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ILO-IOM-IPA collaborate to expand the evidence base on child labour, forced labour, and human trafficking to achieve policy impact
27 - 29 June 2022
The International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) join forces to host a conference on 27-29 June 2022 showcasing new research findings on child labour, forced labour, and human trafficking.
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World Day Against Child Labour - 12 June 2022
12 June 2022
12 June marks the World Day Against Child Labour under the theme “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour.” On this day, the ILO, together with its constituents and partners, is calling for increased investment in social protection systems and schemes to establish solid social protection floors and protect children from child labour. The 2022 World Day Against Child Labour will take place shortly after the 5th Global Conference on Child Labour.
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© Dominic Chavez / World Bank 2022
World Day Against Child Labour: High-level Discussion on Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour
3 June 2022
Publications
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Instructional material
Model questionnaire for child labour modular surveys
20 June 2022
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Publication
Building Trust in Cotton Fields: The ILO’s engagement in Uzbekistan
18 May 2022
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eLearning tools on child labour
The eLearning tools are designed to help to better understand what child labour is and the key role ILO stakeholders can play.
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A mobile application against child labour
Eliminating and preventing child labour: Checkpoints for Companies
This app allows business managers and auditors to create interactive checklists that will help them ensure a child labour-free operation. There are 18 checkpoints in total, divided into six categories. Each checkpoint provides best-practice recommendations for taking action.