International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)
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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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Learn more
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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United States and Viet Nam launch joint programme with ILO to combat child labour
02 March 2015
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Stories from street children in Lebanon
16 February 2015
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© Tabitha Ross/ILO 2015
New study sheds light on plight of working street-based children in Lebanon
16 February 2015
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Launch of the study: "Children Living and Working on the Streets in Lebanon"
12 February 2015
Events
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"Today Festival - Say NO to Child Labour" concert
20 February 2015, Conservatorio di Musica “L. Canepa”, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
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Ministry of Labour, ILO, UNICEF, Save the Children launch study on plight of working children on streets in Lebanon
16 February 2015, Gefinor Rotana Hotel, Beirut - Lebanon
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Lullaby to sing to sleep a child who never rests, by Pilar Jurado
17 December 2014, Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain
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Christmas concert by the Fanny Hensel Music School, Berlin, dedicated to the Initiative
14 December 2014, Lutheran Church in Berlin’s Humboldthain district, Germany
Just released
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Children living and working on the street in Lebanon: Profile and magnitude
16 February 2015
The study provides the Government of Lebanon and non-governmental organizations with evidence-based research on the magnitude and profile of children living or working in the streets of Lebanon, and their socioeconomic situation.
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Youth-orientated version of ILO Conventions on Child Labour
23 January 2015
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Let’s join hands to fight child labour: SCREAM module on HIV, AIDS and child labour in Uganda
22 January 2015
Highlights
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Conference
III Global Conference on Child Labour - Brasilia, 8-10 October 2013
The ILO will participate in the III Global Conference on Child Labour which will bring together representatives from government, social partners, civil society, regional and international organizations to share policies and experiences in the global fight against child labour.
The Conference – organized by the Brazilian Government – will be an opportunity to reflect on the progress made since the previous global conference was held in The Hague in 2010, and to discuss ways to accelerate global efforts against child labour – especially its worst forms.