world day against child labour june 12 2008 international labour organization
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World Day Against Child Labour
June 12 2008
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
Aims of the Day
To raise global awareness of the child labour problem
To highlight the importance of expanding access to education as a key strategy in tackling child labour
Links with ILO Conventions
ILO Convention 138 on minimum age of employment “The minimum age ..shall be not less than the age of completion of compulsory schooling” (usually 15, 14 in certain circumstances)
ILO Convention 182 on Worst Forms of Child Labour “Each member shall… take effective and time-bound measures to... ensure access to free basic education, and, wherever possible and appropriate vocational training, for all childrenremoved from the worst formsof child labour”
Child labour a barrier to education
165 million children between 5-14 involved in child labour (ILO estimates)
More than 70 million primary school aged children not enrolled in school (UNESCO EFA Global Monitoring Report)
Globally, less than half secondary school age children attend school (UNICEF estimates)
Child labour A barrier to development targets set in the MDGs
MDG 2 – By 2015 all boys and girls complete a full course of primary school
MDG 3 - Gender parity in education MDG report 2006 “High rates of
poverty…limit educational opportunities because of demands for children’s labour…”
Education for All Fast Track Initiative report 2007 “..child labour is a severe obstacle to EFA in many countries”
Important steps in reaching the hard-to-reach children. . .
Free and compulsory education
No barriers to girls’ education Access to school Safe, quality learning
environment Catch-up education for out of
school children Trained teaching force
. . . Important steps in reaching the hard-to-reach children
Child labour and education laws: need coherence, enforcement & compliance with international standards
Promoting public awareness on child labour & education
Policies to tackle poverty and provide decent work for adults
Educate children – reduce child labour
What has worked?
Strengthening public education system
Linking school attendance with feeding programmes
Cash transfer programmes to poor families that promote school attendance
Special focus on girls Improving quality of education Skills straining for vulnerable youth
On June 12 we call for:
Education for all to the minimum ageof employment
Education policies that reach out to child labourers and other excluded groups
Education policies providing properly resourced education and skills training
Education for children - decent work for adults
Join the worldwide movement against child labour
Governments Employers Trade unions Civil society
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