World Day Against Child Labour - 12, June

Every year 12th June, the International Labour Organization joins forces with lLO constituents and partners around the world to commemorate the World Day Against Child Labour.

With the adoption of Sustainable Development Goal Target 8.7, the international community made a commitment to the elimination of child labour in all its forms by 2025.

BRIEF BACKGROUND:

Governments around the world have ratified ILO Conventions on child labour (Convention No. 182 ratified by all 187 ILO member States, and Convention No. 138 ratified by 176 member States) and are committed to their implementation.

The Durban Call to Action, adopted by delegates following the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in 2022, shows the way.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 to focus attention on the worldwide extent of kid labour and therefore the action and efforts needed to eliminate it.

WHAT CONSTITUTES CHILD LABOUR?

According to the International Labour Organisation, child labour is "work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity and that is harm ful to physical and mental health".

That is such type of work that deprives the children of their right to education and dignified living.

ILO also says that child labour is such type of work which have physically, mentally and socially consequences on the children and damages them in some or the other way.

In fact, any type of work that stops children to take school education is also child labour.

It is categorised into three forms: Work that deprives the children of the opportunity to attend school, Work that forced a child to leave school at an early age and Work that requires children to attend school but with the heavy workload.

IMPORTANCE: Children are the future of the country, isn't it!

Theme for World Day Against Child Labour 2024:

LET'S ACT ON OUR COMMITMENTS: END CHILD LABOUR.