12to12 to End Child Labour - The Community Portal

Posters made by Costa Rican trade union centre "Confederación de Trabajadores Rerum Novarum (CTRN)" and its affiliates to raise awareness on child labour, especially in its worst forms. The campaign materials were done with IPEC support. Weblink to the posters on CTRN website

Many activities against child labour are reported worldwide to the IPEC-ILO. Here are some pictures that have been sent to us. Thanks a lot to their authors and to all the ones who took part to the World Day 2010.

ILO-IPEC video against Child Labour - Child to Child Solidarity 2006

In the past 10 years, more than 30 million children have been taken out of child labour.

Amid growing concerns over the impact of the economic downturn, the International Labour Office (ILO) warned in its new Global Report Accelerating Action Against Child Labour that efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour are slowing down and called for a re-energized global campaign to end the practice.

For further information visit http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/events/hague/lang--en/index.htm

While the global movement has achieved much progress in reducing the incidence of child labour, efforts must be stepped up if we are to deliver the commitment of a world free of the worst forms of child labour by 2016. In order to meet that challenge, the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, in close collaboration with the ILO (and in cooperation with UNICEF and the World Bank), is organizing a global conference on child labour to be held in The Hague (The Netherlands) on 10 and 11 May 2010. For more information see http:www.ilo.org/globalAbout_the_ILOMedia_and_public_informationeventshaguelang--enindex.htm

Today more than 200 million children are in child labour and 115 million girls and boys can be found in its worst forms. Although child labour is declining, the pace has slowed down. Breaking the cycle of poverty and child labour is essential!

For further information visit http://www.ilo.org/ipec/lang--en/index.htm

Africa has the highest incidence of child labour in the world, further complicated by high rates of HIV. But some Sub-Saharan African countries like Uganda have been world leaders in getting children out of child labour and into primary school through a National Child Labour Policy that specifically addresses HIV.

Propuestas políticas y programas de acción en favor de la infancia

Por: Gabriela Luna - Programa IPEC-OIT Colombia