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‘The main change has to happen in peoples’ minds’: a child labour film programme in Kyrgyzstan

The ILO Global Report “Accelerating action against child labour“, launched in May 2010 calls for “better targeted advocacy” based on “filling important knowledge gaps and making greater use of the media”. This story shows how a small-scale but...

Joint Press Conference on the Occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour 2011

Press Conference on the World Day Against Child Labour 2010

A press conference was organised on 11 June at the National Press Club to brief the media on the WDACL 2010, child labour situation in the country, efforts made by the public and social and strategic partners to address child labour and way forward....

Press Briefing

On behalf of the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE) of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, I welcome you to this Press Conference being held on the eve of the World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) 2010

Child Labour in Cambodia - A New Direction

Although Cambodia is emerging as one of the brightest economic growth stories of Southeast Asia, over 313,000 children are trapped in the worst forms of exploitation such as drug trafficking and prostitution. But the end of all worst forms of child...

World Day against Child Labour - countries to "go for the goal" and tackle child labour

As the football World Cup in South Africa kicked off, countries throughout Asia-Pacific marked World Day against Child Labour with an urgent appeal to "Go For the goal - end child labour".

World Day Against Child Labour 2010

ILO says “go for the goal” of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016

As the football World Cup in South Africa kicks off, the International Labour Organization (ILO) marked the World Day Against Child Labour with an urgent appeal to “go for the goal – end child labour,” calling particular attention to the target of...

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Eliminating child labour in Bolivia: The role of education

Education is often cited as the key to eliminating child labour. But by itself, education isn’t enough. ILO Online reports from Bolivia showing how adding decent work for adults to education of children, together, with a quotient of political will,...

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Fixing the future of Mali's child workers

In Mali, approximately two out of three children aged 5 to 17 work. This represents over 3 million children. Few of them go to school and 40 per cent of children aged 5 to 14 perform hazardous tasks. The situation of migrant girls is of particular...

Go for the goal: End Child labour

Media advisory: World day against child labour - 12 June 2010

The annual World Day against Child labour on June 12 will this year put the spotlight on the need for urgent national and international steps to accelerate action against child labour.

Learning centers help children reach their dreams

By Dede Sudono, Programme Officer for Child Labour and Education and Gita Lingga, Communications Officer of ILO Jakarta. (Jakarta, Indonesia): Dozens of children packed inside a small house in Tugu Utara Village, North Jakarta, to enthusiastically...

Global Child Labour Conference, The Hague, 10-11 May 2010

Global conference agrees on a Roadmap to step up action to eliminate the worst forms of child labour by 2016

More than 450 delegates from 80 countries have agreed on a Roadmap aimed at “substantially increasing” global efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour by 2016.

New ILO global report on child labour as effort to end child labour slow, ILO calls for “re-energized” global action

(ILO Geneva & Bangkok) Amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic downturn, the ILO warned in a new study that efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour are slowing down and called for a “re-energized” global campaign to end...

New ILO Global Report on child labour: as efforts to end child labour slow, ILO calls for “re-energized” global action

Amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic downturn, the International Labour Office (ILO warned in a new study that efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour are slowing down and called for a “re-energized” global campaign to...

Statement by Kari Tapiola, ILO Executive Director, at the Global Child Labour Conf, The Hague, 10 May 2010

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The State of Child Labour Today

In 2006, the ILO’s second Global Report on Child Labour showed that significant progress was being made in the fight against child labour . Encouraged by the positive trend, the ILO established a visionary target – to eliminate child labour in its...

New ILO global report on child labour

New ILO global report on child labour: As efforts to end child labour slow, ILO calls for “re-energized” global action

Amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic downturn, the International Labour Office (ILO) warned in a new study that efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour are slowing down and called for a “re-energized” global campaign to...

NEW DATE: ILO to issue new Global Report on Child Labour. Invitation to briefing in Bangkok to examine situation in Asia and the Pacific...

(ILO BANGKOK) – The ILO is to launch a new report on the state of child labour around the world. The report is being launched on the eve of a major global meeting in The Hague, aimed at intensifying efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child...

Economic Relations Division (ERD) and ILO signed the revised Project Document of Urban Informal Economy (UIE) Project

A revised Project Document was signed on 29 April 2010 between the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and International Labour Organization (ILO) to implement the project titled “Urban Informal Economy (UIE) Programme of the project...

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ILO to issue new global report on child labour on eve of major conference in The Hague

The International Labour Office (ILO) is to launch a new report on the state of child labour around the world. The report is being launched on the eve of a major global meeting organized by the Netherlands in close collaboration with ILO, aimed at...