5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour
Identifying gaps and accelerating action for kids everywhere
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2021 IS THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR
We are facing arduous times. Progress against child labour has stagnated since 2016, where 160 million children are still in child labour.
It’s time to accelerate the pace of progress. It’s time to inspire legislative and practical actions to eliminate child labour for good.
It’s time to shift from commitments to action!
CHILD LABOUR IS WORK THAT DEPRIVES CHILDREN OF THEIR CHILDHOOD, THEIR POTENTIAL, AND THEIR DIGNITY.
It harms children mentally, physically, socially, and morally. It interferes with their schooling, preventing them from attending or concentrating. It may involve them being enslaved, separated from their families, and exposed to serious hazards and illnesses.
Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest prevalence and the largest number of children in child labour (86.6 million children).
70% of child labour – for boys and girls alike – occurs in agriculture, mainly taking place in family subsistence and commercial farming.
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children are in child labour
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Children are in hazardous child labour
IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION!
Thousands of celebrities, leaders, and individuals are joining the global movement for children. Are you in?
Stakeholders at all levels
Regional, national, and organizational stakeholders can not only take action on the issue, but also raise awareness and share experiences. We are calling on all stakeholders to make a 2021 Action Pledge, which will collectively pave the way to ending child labour by 2025.
ACT: Identify your 2021 Action Pledge and shift into motion
INSPIRE: Share your journey through stories and experiences
SCALE UP: Build upon your ideas with fellow change makers
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Individuals
Regional, national, and organizational stakeholders can not only take action on the issue, but also raise awareness and share experiences.
You can make a 2021 Action Pledge, too, and share it on social media.
Working together, individuals have the power to transform the International Year into a sustained global movement for children.
Join the conversation
around #EndChildLabour2021:
It’s time to end child labour.
It’s time to accelerate the pace of progress.
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