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by Bajan Reporter / January 18th, 2021 The International Labour Organization ( ILO), in collaboration with the Alliance 8.7 global partnership, is launching the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, to encourage legislative and practical actions to eradicate child labour worldwide. The International Year was unanimously adopted in a UN General Assembly resolution in 2019. A main aim of the year is to urge governments to do what is necessary to achieve Target 8.7 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs). Target 8.7 asks Member States to take immediate and effective m...

Child labour has decreased by 38 per cent in the last decade but 152 million children are still affected. The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably worsened the situation, but joint and decisive action can reverse this trend.

English News and Press Release on World about Protection and Human Rights; published on 15 Jan 2021 by ILO