World Day 2020: News and events

News

  1. World Day Against Child Labour – responding to COVID-19 in the Arab States

    12 June 2020

    On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour, the ILO in the Arab States sheds light on key projects addressing child labour in the region, and measures taken in some countries to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  2. FAO Director-General message on World Day Against Child Labour

    12 June 2020

  3. Webinar on COVID-19 Protect children from child labour, now more than ever

    ILO along with Ministry of Labour and Employment and VV Giri National Labour Institute worked organized a webinar on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour.

  4. Viet Nam joins global campaign to confront intensified risk of child labour resulting from COVID-19

    12 June 2020

  5. Pope: We are all responsible for the scourge of child labour

    12 June 2020

    Pope Francis appeals to the international community to protect the numerous boys and girls who are deprived of their childhood as they are forced into child labour.

  6. Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!

    12 June 2020

    Marking the World Day Against Child Labour 2020 under the theme of "Protect child labour, now more than ever!", ILO Cairo Office has developed in cooperation with the social partners a set of awareness materials on the negative impact of child labour and the measures that should be taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection at the workplace.

  7. Three famous brothers: The impact of COVID-19 on child labour

    11 June 2020

    Did you know that there are more than one million children working in Myanmar and some 152 million in child labour around the world? These children are at high risk when it comes to the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.

  8. World Day Against Child Labour: Protecting forcibly displaced and host community children

    On 12 June 2020, the PROSPECTS programme joins the rest of world in marking the World Day Against Child Labour. Tackling child labour among forcibly displaced or host populations is critical in ensuring all children are protected from exploitation and abuse, have access to education and can aspire to a fulfilled, safe and happy childhood among their families, peers and communities.

  9. ILO and UNICEF assess impact of COVID-19 crisis on child labour

    10 June 2020

  10. COVID-19 and Child Labour: Looking forward in times of crisis

    Join us for a high-level virtual debate on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour