Day 12 June - World Day Against Child Labour
Every year on June 12, the World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12 in almost 100 countries all around the globe.
Every year on June 12, the World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12 in almost 100 countries all around the globe.
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), there are about 152 million children globally who are engaged in child labour, 72 million of whom are in hazardous work.
Do you know almost one in ten of all children worldwide is in child labour? While the number of children in child labour has declined by 94 million since 2000, the rate of reduction slowed by two-thirds in recent years.
The ILO launched World Day Against Child Labour in 2002, after which it is annually celebrated to raise awareness about the plight of child labourers worldwide.
