Global March Against Child Labour: From Exploitation to Education
Global March Against Child Labour - From Exploitation to Education
Convention
Campaign
Right from the drafting of ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, the Global March has been in the forefront of generating the mass support to make it the most effective tool in inspiring the worldwide actions to end child labour and its worst forms.
"Quality Education for All - Make It Happen Now!" A clear message has been sent across the world to end the worldwide crisis on education. Today, 103.5 million children are not attending school, unable to learn to their full potential.
It has been 7 years since the world leaders committed to the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the commitments for Education For All (Dakar Framework of Action), It has been 8 years since the ILO Convention 182 of the worst forms of child labour accepted by world. ..
South Asian March Against Child Trafficking with more than 120 core marchers including, 12-year-old Devli from Rajasthan, 13-year-old Rakesh from Bihar, 11-year-old Abdul from Nepal, 17-year-old Nagma from Bangladesh has reached Delhi covering more than 4,000 km..
The use of child labour and unfair labour practice in the sporting goods industry has been addressed by some NGOs and media in the past. Because of these efforts, in 1996, FIFA, the organizing body of international football matches developed a set of regulations..
