Child Labour
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From Lebanon
What drives street-based child labour?
The ILO, UNICEF, Save the Children and the Lebanese Ministry of Labour launch a first-ever study assessing the scope and characteristics of the increasingly visible phenomenon of one of the worst forms of child labour.
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Curbing child labour in Kosovo: Let children be children
Poverty pushes a high number of children in Kosovo to drop out of school and enter child labour as early as 10 years old. The ILO supports efforts of Kosovo’s public institutions and social partners to eliminate child labour, with an emphasis on its worst forms.
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Campaign
Discover the "Music against child labour" initiative
The global Initiative was launched in 2013 and calls on orchestras, choirs and musicians of all genres worldwide to dedicate one concert to the struggle against child labour. Sign up to the Manifesto and pledge to dedicate a concert!
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Children belong in school, not in supply chains
The importance of employers in the worldwide movement against child labour has never been clearer. The corporate responsibility to respect human rights, including a child’s right to be free from child labour, is now widely recognized. Today, companies that don’t have a policy against child labour are outside the mainstream.
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Nobel Peace Prize
Guy Ryder: "This year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a landmark moment in the fight against child labour"
The ILO salutes the winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi.
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Of 17.2 million child domestic workers, 67.1% are girls and 65.1% are below 14 years
For the second time, the ILO has produced global estimates of children in domestic work based on data from national household surveys.
News
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Partnership
United States and Viet Nam launch joint programme with ILO to combat child labour
02 March 2015
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Video
Stories from street children in Lebanon
16 February 2015
Key resources
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Global estimates and trends 2000-2012
Marking progress against child labour
This is the fourth issue of the ILO’s report series: Global Estimates on Child Labour. The present Report provides new global and regional estimates on child labour for the year 2012 and compares them with the previous estimates for 2000, 2004 and 2008.
- Publications and resources on child labour
Campaigns
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12 June 2014 - 1 September 2016