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The '''World Day Against Child Labour''' is an International Labour Organization (ILO)-sanctioned holiday first launched in 2002 aiming to raise awareness and activism to prevent child labour. | |||
The event, which is held every year on June 12, is intended to foster the worldwide movement against child labour in any of its forms. | |||
According to ILO's data, hundreds of millions of girls and boys throughout the world are involved in work that deprives them of receiving an adequate education, health, leisure and basic freedoms, violating this way their rights. Of these children, more than half are exposed to the worst forms of child labour. These worst forms of child labour include work in hazardous environments, slavery, or other forms of forced labour, illicit activities such as drug trafficking and prostitution, as well as involvement in armed conflict. {{W|World Day Against Child Labour}} | |||
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'''Jun 12''', annually | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* World Day Against Child Labour {{W|World Day Against Child Labour}} | |||
* Act now: end child labour! [https://www.ilo.org/ipec/Campaignandadvocacy/WDACL/lang--en/index.htm ilo.org] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 9 June 2023
The World Day Against Child Labour is an International Labour Organization (ILO)-sanctioned holiday first launched in 2002 aiming to raise awareness and activism to prevent child labour.
The event, which is held every year on June 12, is intended to foster the worldwide movement against child labour in any of its forms.
According to ILO's data, hundreds of millions of girls and boys throughout the world are involved in work that deprives them of receiving an adequate education, health, leisure and basic freedoms, violating this way their rights. Of these children, more than half are exposed to the worst forms of child labour. These worst forms of child labour include work in hazardous environments, slavery, or other forms of forced labour, illicit activities such as drug trafficking and prostitution, as well as involvement in armed conflict. W
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