FIGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOUR MOVING IN RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT NOT QUICKLY ENOUGH – UN REPORT

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Date: 23 Sep 2013 13:00:00 -0400
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FIGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOUR MOVING IN RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT NOT QUICKLY
ENOUGH – UN REPORTNew York, Sep 23 2013 1:00PMThe number of child
labourers worldwide has declined by one third since 2000, from 246
million to 168 million, the United Nations reported today, while
adding that this is still not enough to achieve the goal of
eliminating the worst forms of the practice by 2016.

"We are moving in the right direction but progress is still too slow.
If we are serious about ending the scourge of child labour in the
foreseeable future, then we need a substantial stepping-up of efforts
at all levels,"
<"http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_221568/lang--en/index.htm">said
Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization
(ILO). "There are 168 million good reasons to do so."

The agency's new report,
"<"http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---ipec/documents/publication/wcms_221513.pdf">Marking
progress against child labour," comes ahead of next month's Global
Conference on Child Labour in Brazil. It shows that most of the
progress was made between 2008 and 2012, when the global number fell
from 215 to 168 million.

More than half of the 168 million child labourers worldwide are
involved in hazardous work. This is work that directly endangers their
health, safety and moral development. The current number of children
in hazardous work stands at 85 million, down from 171 million in 2000.

Among other findings, the report says that the largest absolute number
of child labourers is found in the Asia-Pacific region (almost 78
million), but Sub-Saharan Africa continues to have the highest
incidence of child labour in terms of proportion of the population, at
over 21 per cent.

The incidence of child labour is highest in poorer countries but
middle-income countries have the largest numbers of child labourers.
Also, child labour among girls fell by 40 per cent since 2000,
compared to 25 per cent for boys.

Agriculture remains by far the most important sector where child
labourers can be found (98 million children, or 59 per cent), but the
problems are not negligible in services (54 million) and industry (12
million) – mostly in the informal economy.

The report identifies a number of actions that have driven progress in
the fight against child labour in recent years, noting in particular
policy choices and accompanying investments in education and social
protection. Other actions include the political commitment of
governments and the increasing number of ratifications of the two ILO
child labour conventions.

"No one can take sole credit for this result, as many have helped draw
attention to the negative impacts of child labour on economic growth,
the future of societies and the rights of children," said Constance
Thomas, Director of the ILO's International Programme on the
Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC).

"However, the ILO's role in leading the fight against child labour,
through its standards and supervisory system, advice, capacity
building and direct action, deserves special mention."Sep 23 2013
1:00PM
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