Global Child Labour Conference 2010

Illustration by Dick Bruna Global Conference calls for renewed efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour
The Hague Global Child Labour Conference on 10-11 May was organized by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment in close collaboration with the ILO's International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) and in cooperation with UNICEF and the World Bank.

  1. Background and objectives

Videos

  1. Constance Thomas, Director of the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labour

    The Global Report on Child Labour - An Interview with Constance Thomas

    10 May 2010

    ILO TV interviews Constance Thomas, Director of the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labour about the Global Report: "Accelerating Action Against Child Labour".

Slideshows

  1. Children at school; boy in the foreground smiling

    Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Child Labour

    Today more than 200 million children are in child labour and 115 million girls and boys can be found in its worst forms. Although child labour is declining, the pace has slowed down. Breaking the cycle of poverty and child labour is essential.

  2. As efforts to end child labour slow down, ILO calls for "re-energized" global action