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EU Commissioner and Benelux Ministers support Red Card to Child Labour Campaign

The EU Commissioner and the Benelux ministers held up the “Red Card against Child labour” at the yearly conference of the International Labour Organization.

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Campaign to combat child labour launches at the opening of 2014 Football World Cup

The ILO’s Red Card to Child Labour campaign sends out a message that children have a right to play, not work. Viet Nam’s national football team striker Le Cong Vinh will hold up the Red Card.

World Day Against Child Labour - 12th June 2014

“All Together Against Child Labour” – World Day Against Child Labour 2014

Extend Social Protection: Combat Child Labour!

To commemorate the World Day Against Child Labour 2014, NCPCR, UNICEF and ILO organized four Zonal Round Table Conferences across India that will culminate in a National Meeting on 12 June 2014 in New Delhi.

Partnerships

Netherlands extends agreement with ILO to combat child labour in agriculture

Project addresses seasonal work by children in hazelnut farming in Turkey.

ILO Study

ILO child labour studies in Jordan identify causes and solutions in two key sectors

The ILO in Jordan launches twin studies on child labour covering the urban informal and agricultural sector to propose interventions required to address child labour.

Red Card to Child Labour

ILO Brasilia Office joins the "Red Card to Child Labour" Campaign

ILO Brasilia Office Staff joins the "Red Card to Child Labour" Campaign and says "All together against child labour"

Red Card to Child Labour

Mike Einziger, Ann Marie Simpson, Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer and friends raise their voices against child labour

Award winning musicians are working in harmony to support the ILO's efforts to combat child labour.

Red Card to Child Labour

Campaign to combat child labour launches at the opening of the 2014 Football World Cup

The ILO’s Red Card to Child Labour campaign sends out a message that children have a right to play, not work.

Multi-stakeholder forum on labour conditions in the Thailand’s fisheries sector organized, 23 May 2014

The international brands importing shrimp and seafood products from Thailand as well as their suppliers, Trade Unions and local and international NGO’s, and local industry members joined the “Multi-stakeholder Forum on Labour Conditions in the...

Kyrgyzstan’s Social Development Minister discusses child labour in Geneva

On June 2, Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Social Development Kudaibergen Bazarbayev met with senior officials of the International Labour Organization in Geneva.

Red Card to Child Labour campaign promoted in Berlin

Employees from FCm Travel Solutions held up the Red Card to Child Labour during a conference in Berlin.

Child labour and businesses: role and opportunities for investors

Socially responsible investing groups have long been involved in the worldwide movement against child labour. Investors are increasingly interested in gathering robust information about the way companies manage the risk of child labour in their...

Rugby Calvisano hold up the Red Card to Child Labour

Italian club members of Rugby Calvisano show their support for the Red Card to Child Labour campaign.

European youth support Red Card to Child Labour in Strasbourg

Hundreds of people joined the ILO's Red Card to Child Labour campaign during Yo!Fest, a European Youth Event held in Strasbourg.

International labour standards on social security – capacity building training workshop in Kyrgyzstan

On May 21-23, a three-day training workshop on international social security standards for members of the working group responsible for drafting Kyrgyzstan’s Social Protection Development Strategy for 2015-2017 took place in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.

Tajikistan approves list of hazardous work prohibited to children under 18 years old

Tajikistan approves the list of hazardous work prohibited to children under 18 years old. The relevant decree was adopted by the Tajik government in March and signed by Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon.

Red Card Campaign

The Red Card campaign will be launched on 12th June 2014, World Day Against Child Labour.

European Youth against child labour

Partnership

Germany signs Declaration of Intent with ILO

Agreement targets work on improving labour standards in global supply chains, creating jobs for young people, eliminating the worst forms of child labour, and protecting the rights of indigenous peoples.