News
April 2022
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Media advisory
Global Conference in South Africa to tackle rising child labour
21 April 2022
June 2021
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Child Labour
African musicians win Music Against Child Labour Competition
12 June 2021
The winning songs, from Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe, raise awareness of child labour and were chosen by a celebrity jury who reviewed more than 200 entries from 50 countries.
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World Day Against Child Labour
Global progress to end child labour has stalled
10 June 2021
Global progress to end child labour has come to a halt for the first time in over two decades, reversing the downward trend that saw child labour fall by 94 million between 2000 and 2016. The number of children in child labour has risen to 160 million worldwide – an increase of 8.4 million children in the last four years. That means one out of every 10 children is today in child labour. To reverse this trend, the ILO and UNICEF are calling for increased spending on public services and education, decent work for adults, and stronger laws to protect children better. Find out more: www.ilo.org & www.unicef.org
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World Day Against Child Labour
Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades
10 June 2021
The International Labour Organization and UNICEF warn nine million additional children at risk as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Child Labour
ILO and UNICEF to release latest estimates of child labour
03 June 2021
April 2021
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UN Year: End Child Labour 2021
Lokua Kanza: We can all act to ensure a better future for our children
09 April 2021
Congolese singer and songwriter, Lokua Kanza, will be one of the judges of the Music Against Child Labour Initiative’s global music competition, launched by the youth music organization Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) in collaboration with the ILO. He says it’s time to act to ensure a better future for children, and called on musicians to raise awareness of child labour by taking part in the competition, which closes on 12 April.
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UN Year: End Child Labour 2021
Juan Diego Flórez: Music offers hope to children
07 April 2021
The Music Against Child Labour Initiative's international song competition will be judged by celebrated opera singer, Juan Diego Flórez.
March 2021
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UN Year: End Child Labour 2021
Ralph Johnson: Act now to protect our children
18 March 2021
The Music Against Child Labour Initiative's international song competition will be judged by Grammy Winner and founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, Ralph Johnson.
February 2021
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Press release
Music competition launched to raise awareness of child labour
03 February 2021
The competition aims to harness the power of music to help combat child labour, which affects 152 million children worldwide.
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UN Year: End Child Labour 2021
AR Rahman: Let's use the power of music to fight child labour
03 February 2021
Music transcends all barriers. The Music Against Child Labour Initiative launches an international song competition this February with AR Rahman as one of the esteemed judges.