World Day 2014 - News and events

News and events

  1. News

    ILO-IPEC Football resource kit on using football in child labour elimination and prevention projects

    26 June 2014

    This resource kit seeks to underline how football can be used as a recreational activity in child labour elimination and prevention projects and seeks to promote the participation of girls in football.

  2. News

    Syrian children refugees in Lebanon mark the World Day Against Child Labour

    18 June 2014

    In Lebanon, for World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June, the NGO Beyond and the ILO organized a performance of music and theatre with the participation of current and former child labourers.

  3. News

    FAO marks the World Day Against Child Labour 2014

    13 June 2014

    On June 12, FAO, in collaboration with the ILO, hosted an event on child labour in fisheries and aquaculture; launched the eLearning course "End child labour in agriculture", and published a message from FAO Director Director General.

  4. World Day Against Child Labour

    The ILO in the Arab States launches a string of initiatives to mark the World Day Against Child Labour

    12 June 2014

    ILO events in Jordan and Lebanon highlight child labour among residents and refugees.

  5. World Day Against Child Labour

    Social protection essential to help eradicate child labour

    12 June 2014

    The ILO calls on governments to step up their efforts to extend social protection in order to help keep children out of child labour.

  6. World Day against Child Labour

    Statement by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of the World Day against Child Labour

    12 June 2014

  7. Red Card to Child Labour

    "The best way to get rid of child labour is to make it unnecessary for the security of families," said Aung San Suu Kyi

    11 June 2014

    Aung San Suu Kyi's message on World Day Against Child Labour

  8. Red Card to Child Labour

    Pope Francis message on the World Day Against Child Labour

    11 June 2014

    Pope Francis referred to the World Day Against Child Labour during his general audience at The Vatican.

  9. Meeting document

    2014 Joint circular of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and ILO-IPEC

    13 May 2014

    IPEC and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) issued a joint circular for the World Day 2014 to encourage greater awareness of child labour amongst WOSM members.