Why is Child Labor Day celebrated?
Due to the Corona pandemic, this year's celebration of the day is through a virtual campaign, organized jointly with the Global March Against Child Labor and the International Partnership for Cooperation on Child Labor in Agriculture (IPCCLA). The World Day Against Child Labor was initiated by the International Labor Organization in 2002. The day provides an opportunity and urges the need to generate an environment for children to grow and lead a dignified life and to fight against child labor across the world. Poverty is one of the main causes of child labor, due to which children are forced to leave their school and opt for minimum jobs to support their parents for their livelihood. In addition, some are forced into child labor by organized crime rackets. The day not only focuses on the appropriate environment needed for children to grow and prosper, but also an opportunity to seek support from governments, civil society, schools, youth, women's groups and the media to participate in the campaign against child labour. provides.
What is the history of World Day Against Child Labor?
In 1919, the International Labor Organization (ILO) was established to promote social justice and set international labor standards. Let us tell you that there are 187 member countries of the ILO. The Kingdom of Tonga, a South Pacific island nation, became the 187th member state of the International Labor Organization (ILO). Since then, the ILO has passed several conventions to improve labor conditions around the world. Not only this, but also provides guidelines on matters like wages, working hours, conducive environment etc. In 1973, ILO Convention No. 138 was adopted and focused on the minimum age for employment. Its purpose is to enable member states to raise the minimum age of employment and to eliminate child labor. In 1999, the ILO Convention No. 182 was adopted and was also known as the "Worst Form of Child Labor Convention". It aims to take necessary and immediate action to eliminate the worst form of child labour.
What is child labor?
According to the International Labor Organization, child labor is "work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity and which is injurious to physical and mental health". It is this type of act that deprives children of their right to education and a dignified life. The ILO also says that child labor is an act that has physical, mental and social impact on children and harms them in some way or the other. In fact, any form of work that prevents children from taking school education is also child labor. It is classified into three forms: work that deprives children of the opportunity to go to school, work that forces a child to drop out of school at an early age and work that requires children to attend school but with heavy workload.
What is the significance of World Day Against Child Labor?
The day mainly focuses on the development of children and it protects the right to education and dignified life for the children. Therefore, it is important to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 promoted by the United Nations. Many organizations, ILOs etc. are making efforts to curb child labor. But we should also be responsible and do our duty to help eliminate child labour. It is rightly said that the child who emerges from child labor realizes his own potential and self-worth. They began to enjoy life, human rights and lead a dignified life. Undoubtedly such children will also contribute to the economic and social development of the country and the world. Children are the future of the country, aren't they?
Some facts about child labor, according to the United Nations
About 152 million children in the age group of 5-17 years were in child labor and about half of them i.e. about 73 million children are in hazardous child labour.
About 48 percent of the victims of child labor were in the age group of 5-11 years, 28 percent were in the age group of 12-14 years and 24 percent were in the age group of 15-17 years.
- Stop child labour, protect children's rights, educate and support them!
World Day Coasts Against Child Labor
Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity is at stake here. Much work is yet to be done, but I will see an end to child labor in my lifetime: Kailash Satyarthi
Every child comes with the message that God is not yet disappointed with man: Rabindranath Tagore
Safety and security do not just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens of our society, a life free from violence and fear: Nelson Mandela
If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to wage a real war against war, we have to start with children: Mahatma Gandhi
Children are our most valuable resource: Herbert Hoover
Children are great imitators. So give them something great to copy: Unknown
Every year on 12th June, World Child Labor Prohibition Day is celebrated all over the world. It was started by the International Labor Union in 2002. Its main objective is to make people aware of the education of children below 14 years of age by not making them work.
Importance of World Day Against Child Labor
June 12 is marked as the World Day Against the Problem of Child Labor and attention has been paid to the problem of child labor to find ways to eradicate it or fight against it. Children are forced into forced labour, forced into illegal activities such as drug trafficking and prostitution. Because of this, this day is celebrated to make people aware about the problem of child labor and to help them.
History of World Day Against Child Labor
Many children aged 5 to 17 are engaged in activities that deprive them of a normal childhood, such as adequate education, proper health care, leisure time or simply basic freedom. In 2002, the International Labor Organization, the United Nations body that regulates the world of work, launched the World Day Against Child Labor for this reason.
