Red Card Campaign
All together against child labour
The ILO launches the new edition of the Red Card to Child Labour Campaign on 12 June 2014. The campaign will bring together organizations, personalities and people from all walks of life who are committed to join the fight to eradicate child labour.
8 April 2014
An estimated 168 million children are in child labour worldwide, doing work that affects their health and personal development and which deprives them of schooling, their childhood or simply the time and space to play.
Almost 85 million of these children are involved in hazardous work on small farms, on fishing boats, market stalls, factories and mines. Millions are also in domestic work. Some are forcibly recruited as child soldiers, abused in commercial sexual exploitation, involved in begging or drug trafficking.
Tthe ILO is launching the new edition of the Red Card to Child Labour campaign on 12 June, 2014 - World Day Against Child Labour as part of the effort to combat child labour.
The ILO first launched the Red Card Campaign in 2002 to raise public awareness of the issue and particularly to highlight the use of child labour in the football stitching industry. The symbol of the red card was chosen for its association with football, signifying the need to eliminate something that is unacceptable.
Under the message of “All together against child labour,” the campaign will involve sport, the arts, young people, families, employers, trade unions, policy-makers, community organizations, teachers, youth workers and many others who are committed to improving the lives of millions of children around the world.
Almost 85 million of these children are involved in hazardous work on small farms, on fishing boats, market stalls, factories and mines. Millions are also in domestic work. Some are forcibly recruited as child soldiers, abused in commercial sexual exploitation, involved in begging or drug trafficking.
Tthe ILO is launching the new edition of the Red Card to Child Labour campaign on 12 June, 2014 - World Day Against Child Labour as part of the effort to combat child labour.
The ILO first launched the Red Card Campaign in 2002 to raise public awareness of the issue and particularly to highlight the use of child labour in the football stitching industry. The symbol of the red card was chosen for its association with football, signifying the need to eliminate something that is unacceptable.
Under the message of “All together against child labour,” the campaign will involve sport, the arts, young people, families, employers, trade unions, policy-makers, community organizations, teachers, youth workers and many others who are committed to improving the lives of millions of children around the world.