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World Day Against Child Labour - 12 June 2018

This year, the World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) Aligns with the World Day for Safety and Health at Work (SafeDay 28th April), it shines a spotlight on the global need to improve the safety and health of young workers and end child labour.

This joint campaign aims to accelerate action to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 8.8 of safe and secure working environments for all workers by 2030 and SDG target 8.7 of ending all forms of child labour by 2025 - that's no easy tasks.

Achieving these goals for the benefit of the next generation of the global workforce requires a concerted and integrated approach to eliminating child labour and promoting a culture of prevention on occupational safety health (OSH).

Going beyond just the day, Child Labor Free will be sharing during the week, Director and Staff insights to the work that has been achieved over the recent 4 years of operation, the challenges and set backs that only ensures we remain strong in our quest and highlights of the journey world free from Child Labor.

Join us here, on our blog and other social channels to celebrate the successes and further push the boundaies to achieve these goals.

http://www.ilo.org/ipec/Campaignandadvocacy/wdacl/lang--en/index.htm

World Day Against Child Labour - 12 June 2018: Generation Safe & Healthy (IPEC)

There is an abundance of laws and acts designed to tackle the issues that surround Child Labor but often the laws that are designed to protect the children are, unfortunately, ignored not only in Pakistan but globally.

Government policies and laws have strengthened but there is a need for proper implementation if we are to achieve the desired goals to see a reduction in child Labor numbers.

Why is there a need to curb child labour? - Daily Times Child labour is one of the growing social issues faced by Pakistan. The impact it might have on the mental, physical, moral and social life of children is considerable. During the 1990s, 11 million children were working in Pakistan – half of whom were under the age of 10. In 1994, the minimum age ...