This year’s World Day Against Child Labour has been celebrated with many events and activities in the WNCB partner countries. See below some examples.
Côte d’Ivoire
In Côte d’Ivoire different activities were organised in the communities, and at national level a high level meeting with ministries took place. The U-Report Youth conducted a survey amongst 27.000 young people in the country about their opinions on child labour.
See this link with more information.
Jordan
In Jordan a national high level panel with ministries and WNCB partners on child labour took place. At the event, the Child Labour Task Forces launched nationwide activities.
Read more in this link.
Around the 12th of June, children in different areas are receiving psychosocial support and enjoying fun activities organized by Jordan WNCB partner Rowad Al Khair and that raise awareness about the harm of child labour.
India
WNCB partners in India organised activities and events, both in the communities and at national level:
Read in this link the blog post by Manish Singh, Secretary at WNCB partner Manjari in Rajasthan.
See below the Inside Story at AlJazeera with Shanta Singh about “What will it take to end child labour”:
Mali
WNCB partners in Mali organised a range of activities: round tables, media attention, and awareness raising activities.
Read in this link an article about social protection in national newspaper L’Essor (in French).
Uganda
The Minister of Local Government, the Minister of State for Youth and Children, and the Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations were visiting the WNCB activities and exhibition.
Vietnam
On this day, UNICEF Vietnam, ILO and MOLISA co-organised an advocacy workshop to call for greater efforts, including social protection strengthening, for child labour prevention and elimination. Also, WNCB partners conducted a mini campaign on social media, targeting parents and adolescents in rural areas.
See in this link a video that was shared in the social media campaign.
