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Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh has called for everyone across the nation to understand the issues surrounding child labour and to make sure that children are given appropriate forms of work.

2021-06-11 17:30:21 GMT2021-06-12 01:30:21(Beijing Time) Xinhua English GABORONE, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The situation of children especially those already in child labor is even more precarious due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) executive secretary Stergomena Lawrence-Tax said Friday. Calling SADC member states to take a collective action to end child labor ahead of the commemoration of the World Day Against Child Labor, Lawrence-Tax said the de...

Suva (ILO News) – In 2002, the International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the first World Day Against Child Labour as a way to highlight the plight of working children. Observed on June 12th, the day is intended to serve as a catalyst for the ...

China urged the US government to take effective measures to eliminate its serious child labor problem as the country has been keeping itself from scrutiny of this

Summary Before the Covid-19 pandemic, countries around the globe had made remarkable progress in reducing child labor. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the number of children in child labor decreased by approximately 94 million between 2000 and 2016, representing a drop of 38 percent. But as the pandemic caused massive school closures and unprecedented loss of jobs and income for millions of families, many children have entered the workforce to help their families survi...

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijians Regular Press Conference on May 26, 2021 2021/05/26 The Paper: Recently, several US officials claimed that Chinas investigation on virus origin-tracing lacked transparency, and called for a comprehensive and experts-led investigation on the origin of the coronavirus. Do you have any comment? Zhao Lijian: Origin-tracing of the virus is a scientific issue. The purpose is to improve humans understanding of the virus and better guard against infectious dis...

English News and Press Release on World about Protection and Human Rights; published on 25 May 2021 by OSRSG Children and Armed Conflict

The case has been joined by thousands of tobacco tenant farmers in Malawi, who allege that both of the companies are liable for negligence and have been unjustly enriched by systemic exploitation. According to Leigh Day, the London law firm representing the Malawian farmers, Imperial and BAT are facilitating “unlawful and dangerous conditions” in which the farmers and their families have been “trafficked from their villages, have to build their own homes, live on a daily small portion of...

Remarks by Ms. Virginia Gamba: Ending the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers by 2025 Format PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Remarks by Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Ending the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers by 2025 Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank Alliance 8.7 and War Child for organizing today’s event. My Office actively supports, as a Member, the important work of Alliance 8.7, aimed at br...

The Recruitment of Children as Soldiers Explained (Credit: Unsplash) This article was written by one of our passionate readers, Ms. Katarzyna Rybarczyk, a Political Correspondent. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not The European Sting’s position on the issue. Children should never take part in armed conflicts. In fact, as UNICEF says, the use of child soldiers by armed groups represents a severe violation of international humanitarian law. The Worst Forms ...