The International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) launched a new resource guide on child trafficking and sexual exploitation at the third World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, which took place in Rio de Janeiro from 25 to 28 November 2008. The guide, titled Combating trafficking in children for labour exploitation: A resource kit for policy-makers and practitioners, captures over ten years of work by IPEC and its partners and makes the Programme’s experiences and knowledge available to those who design, implement and improve policy and programming to fight child trafficking. The ILO considers the sexual exploitation of children one of the worst forms of child labour (WFCL), a crime similar to slavery and forced labour. All 182 member States of the ILO have committed themselves to eliminate all WFCL by 2016.
For more information, please contact the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) at ipec@ilo.org