World Day against Child labour

Every year on June 12 activities are held throughout Asia and the Pacific to mark World Day against Child Labour. The theme for this year is: “Give girls a chance: End child labour”, and the ILO has released a new report: Give girls a chance: Tackiling child labour, a key to the future.

When 12 June 2009

Where Asia and the Pacific

Type Campaign

Regions and countries covered Asia

Unit responsible ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Subjects child labour, Asia

Every year on June 12 activities are held throughout Asia and the Pacific to mark World Day against Child Labour. The theme for this year is: “Give girls a chance: End child labour”, and the ILO has released a new report: Give girls a chance: Tackiling child labour, a key to the future.

2009 has a special importance for the fight against child labour because it marks the 10th anniversary of Convention No. 182, on the Worst Forms of Child Labour.

Link to ILO Geneva site on WDACL

When	12 June 2009
Where	Asia and the Pacific
Type	Campaign
Regions and countries covered	Asia
Unit responsible	ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Subjects	child labour, Asia

World Day against Child labour

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