5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour: Far-reaching action needed to end child labour
Delegates at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour unite in calling for more to be done to end child labour
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Delegates at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour unite in calling for more to be done to end child labour
The strong call for urgent action at the conference taking pace in Durban, aims to combat an uptick in the numbers of children being forced into work.
Children Rights Advocate and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi has lambasted the rich nations in the world saying their discriminatory attitude towards poor nations was at the heart of the persistence of the problem, which is rife in Africa.
For the first time in 20 years, there is an upward trend in child labour, with more than 160 million children involved in exploitative child labour practices. In a keynote address at the Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour on 15 May, President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted how so...
Children's voices took centre stage at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, which kicked off in Durban, South Africa, on May 15, 2022. Their voices resonated with the saying: