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12 June, 2001The ILO takes a major step aimed at ending the most abusive forms of child labour.
GENEVA:- The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched a new initiative aimed at greatly accelerating the removal of millions of children from the most abusive forms of child labour.
The initiative - starting first in Tanzania, Nepal and El Salvador - involves intensified efforts aimed at ending the worst forms of child labour in participating countries, in 10 years or less.
The effort, known as the "Time-Bound Programmes", is a major step to implement ILO Convention No. 182, adopted unanimously by the International Labour Conference in 1999, to ban the worst forms of child labour.
"It is difficult to imagine that just over a decade ago few voices were raised against child labour... The fight against child labour now commands global attention and solidarity. And today we are targeting the eradication of its worst forms within a decade or less country by country, with international support," said ILO Director-General Juan Somavia when he called for universal ratification of Convention No.182.
The programme's approach in the three countries will focus on eliminating the use of children in situations such as scavenging at garbage dumps, portering, mining, domestic work, bonded labour, commercial agriculture, fishing, commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of children. Several other countries are expected to join the initiative during the next two years.
The initiative - starting first in Tanzania, Nepal and El Salvador - involves intensified efforts aimed at ending the worst forms of child labour in participating countries, in 10 years or less.
The effort, known as the "Time-Bound Programmes", is a major step to implement ILO Convention No. 182, adopted unanimously by the International Labour Conference in 1999, to ban the worst forms of child labour.
"It is difficult to imagine that just over a decade ago few voices were raised against child labour... The fight against child labour now commands global attention and solidarity. And today we are targeting the eradication of its worst forms within a decade or less country by country, with international support," said ILO Director-General Juan Somavia when he called for universal ratification of Convention No.182.
The programme's approach in the three countries will focus on eliminating the use of children in situations such as scavenging at garbage dumps, portering, mining, domestic work, bonded labour, commercial agriculture, fishing, commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of children. Several other countries are expected to join the initiative during the next two years.