Child Labour
-
Juan Diego Flórez: Music offers hope to children
Music heals hearts and helps reduce child labour, says world renowned opera singer, Juan Diego Flórez. He will be one of the judges of the Music Against Child Labour Initiative’s international song competition, launched by the youth music organization Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI), in collaboration with the ILO. The last day for entries is 12 April, 2021.
-
Ralph Johnson: Act now to protect our children
The Music Against Child Labour Initiative's international song competition will be judged by Grammy Winner and founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, Ralph Johnson.
-
Laura Pausini: Education and music empowers children
The Music Against Child Labour Initiative's international song competition will be judged by Grammy and Golden Globe Winner, Laura Pausini.
- ILO topic portal on child labour
- ArtWorks – ILO Artists engagement programme
-
© ILO/Converging against Child Labour Project
Music competition launched to raise awareness of child labour
The competition aims to harness the power of music to help combat child labour, which affects 152 million children worldwide.
-
ILO celebrates the universal ratification of Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour
-
Marking its universal ratification, ITUC extols the importance of ILO Convention No. 182
-
IOE congratulates the ILO and the international community on the universal ratification of C182
-
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi celebrates the universal ratification of ILO Convention No.182
-
Millions of children across the globe continue to be exploited
News
-
UN Year: End Child Labour 2021
Juan Diego Flórez: Music offers hope to children
07 April 2021
-
News
Switzerland and the ILO sign a new framework agreement
01 April 2021
-
Press release
Malawi’s Ministry of Labour pledges to accelerate efforts for the eradication of child labour
01 April 2021
Events
-
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.
-
2017 Global Estimates of Child labour
Results and trends, 2012-2016
The report charts how far we have come and how far we still have to go to honour the commitment to end child labour. It also discusses key policy priorities in the campaign to reach the 2025 target. The report, and the global estimation exercise that underpins it, form part of a broader inter-agency effort under Alliance 8.7 to measure and monitor progress towards target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals.
-
World Report
Ending child labour by 2025: A review of policies and programmes
The latest Global Estimates indicate that 152 million children — 64 million girls and 88 million boys — are in child labour globally, accounting for almost one in 10 of all children worldwide. How can the world community get firmly on track toward eliminating child labour? This report points the way with policy approaches and responses.
-
Report
Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains
The report presents research findings and recommendations on child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains. Jointly authored by the ILO, OECD, IOM and UNICEF under the aegis of Alliance 8.7, the report also represents the first ever attempt to measure these human rights abuses and violations on a large scale.
Publications
-
Publication
IPEC+ Global Flagship Programme Implementation
03 July 2020
-
COVID-19
COVID-19 impact on child labour and forced labour: The response of the IPEC+ Flagship Programme
20 May 2020