In Geneva, the main event on 12 June, coincides with the International Labour Conference and consists of the launch of a new global partnership and the signing ceremony for the Declaration of Intent on Cooperation on Child Labour in Agriculture between the International Labour Organization (ILO), Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) and the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF). During this ceremony in the Palais des Nations, the partner organizations will make statements in support of the Partnership.

It is followed by a public event, organized jointly with the City of Geneva and “Le respect ça change la vie”, a Swiss Association, on the Place des Nations with 500 children from schools in Geneva releasing balloons in solidarity with the child labourers in agriculture all around the world.

During the International Labour Conference, the ILO and its International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) is mounting a photo exhibition on Child Labour in Agriculture, which is on display between rooms XIX and XX in the Palais des Nations.

During the whole week of 11 June, the Eurest restaurants and coffee bars in the ILO building will display the WDACL 2007 posters and distribute the postcards “Harvest for the Future: agriculture without child labour” to its customers (activity sponsored by the Compass Group).

In Rome events organized jointly by the ILO Rome Office, FAO and IFAD are:

• on 11 June in the evening: Opera-Ballet Performance on Child Labour by the Ariston Proballet Sanremo Company at the at Teatro Olimpico, Roma organized by Mediascena Europa (co-sponsored by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, FAO, ILO, IFAD, and the Region of Lazio);
• on 12 June in the morning at the FAO "Child Labour in Agriculture" (FAO/IFAD/ILO organized event), followed by a press conference; in the afternoon an ILO-Rome/Ministry of Social Solidarity/Ministry of Labour and Social Security-organized Congress and Roundtable on Child Labour in Italy: Scenarios and New Challenges (organized at the FAO).
• on 12 June, the President of the Republic of Italy acknowledged the World Day Against Child Labour by receiving a delegation of students from the Province of Pisa who are engaged in the ILO programme - SCREAM (Supporting Children's Rights through Education, the Arts and the Media) - to raise awareness on child labour.

Around the world, numerous events and activities are planned to mark the day and raise awareness on child labour in agriculture and the new global partnership. Activities include

• roundtables, forums, workshops, seminars, trainings with policy makers, trade unions, farmers, other UN organizations
• press conferences, radio and TV programmes, major awareness raising campaigns in the media, including stories in newspapers about working children
• children performing in drama, song and dance, marches of children wearing t-shirts and pins against child labour, drawing and essay competitions
• photo exhibitions, presentation of studies etc.

In Geneva, the main event on 12 June, coincides with the International Labour Conference and consists of the launch of a new global partnership and the signing ceremony for the Declaration of Intent on Cooperation on Child Labour in Agriculture between the International Labour Organization (ILO), Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) and the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF). During this ceremony in the Palais des Nations, the partner organizations will make statements in support of the Partnership.

It is followed by a public event, organized jointly with the City of Geneva and “Le respect ça change la vie”, a Swiss Association, on the Place des Nations with 500 children from schools in Geneva releasing balloons in solidarity with the child labourers in agriculture all around the world.

During the International Labour Conference, the ILO and its International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) is mounting a photo exhibition on Child Labour in Agriculture, which is on display between rooms XIX and XX in the Palais des Nations.

During the whole week of 11 June, the Eurest restaurants and coffee bars in the ILO building will display the WDACL 2007 posters and distribute the postcards “Harvest for the Future: agriculture without child labour” to its customers (activity sponsored by the Compass Group).

In Rome events organized jointly by the ILO Rome Office, FAO and IFAD are:

• on 11 June in the evening: Opera-Ballet Performance on Child Labour by the Ariston Proballet Sanremo Company at the at Teatro Olimpico, Roma organized by Mediascena Europa (co-sponsored by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, FAO, ILO, IFAD, and the Region of Lazio);
• on 12 June in the morning at the FAO "Child Labour in Agriculture" (FAO/IFAD/ILO organized event), followed by a press conference; in the afternoon an ILO-Rome/Ministry of Social Solidarity/Ministry of Labour and Social Security-organized Congress and Roundtable on Child Labour in Italy: Scenarios and New Challenges (organized at the FAO).
• on 12 June, the President of the Republic of Italy acknowledged the World Day Against Child Labour by receiving a delegation of students from the Province of Pisa who are engaged in the ILO programme - SCREAM (Supporting Children's Rights through Education, the Arts and the Media) - to raise awareness on child labour.

Around the world, numerous events and activities are planned to mark the day and raise awareness on child labour in agriculture and the new global partnership. Activities include

• roundtables, forums, workshops, seminars, trainings with policy makers, trade unions, farmers, other UN organizations
• press conferences, radio and TV programmes, major awareness raising campaigns in the media, including stories in newspapers about working children
• children performing in drama, song and dance, marches of children wearing t-shirts and pins against child labour, drawing and essay competitions
• photo exhibitions, presentation of studies etc.