World Day Against Child Labour

Closing ceremony – Beyond SDG target 8.7: Political pathways for the next global target on child labour: 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour With the 2025 deadline of SDG Target 8.7 now passed, the global community faces a critical juncture in the fight against child labour. While the latest ILO–UNICEF Global Estimates indicate renewed progress since 2020, they also make clear that current trends remain far from sufficient to achieve elimination in the near term . Building on the technical session led by ILO and UNICEF at the Global Conference on Child Labour in Morocco , this plenary provides a political space to reflect on the implications of the evidence, consider future policy choices , and articulate a collective signal on the place of child labour within the post-2030 development agenda . The session is not intended to negotiate new targets, but to help frame the political direction for what comes next. Watch the Closing ceremony – Beyond SDG target 8.7:...

In a context marked by a high prevalence of child labour and persistent structural challenges , this session aims to foster strategic dialogue and strengthen regional ownership in order to translate political commitments into concrete and sustainable actions , in line with international labour standards and the continent's development priorities. Organized around three high-level panels, this session brings together African ministers attending the Conference, senior ILO officials, the Ambassador of Morocco to Geneva, and representatives of employers and workers. The discussions highlight the progress made since the Durban Conference and outline the commitments to be reinforced following the Sixth Conference in Marrakech. Watch the Special session: child labour in Africa! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

  6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour .''Preventing and Responding to child exploitation and abuse in digital environments: From global commitments to national and sectoral action''. This session will address the growing challenge of child exploitation and abuse in digital environments and its implications for child protection and labour systems. Watch the way for p reventing and responding to child exploitation and abuse in digital environments: From global commitments to national and sectoral action! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour ''Impact of child labour on mental health.'' Child labour remains a worrying global phenomenon, affecting millions of children, particularly in contexts of poverty, crises, and the informal economy. Beyond its physical and educational consequences, child labour has deep and lasting impacts on the mental health and psychosocial well-being of the children concerned. Watch the Impact of child labour on mental health! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour - Effectively tackling child labour and other decent work deficits at the initial tiers of supply chains. This session will examine how governments, businesses and social partner organisations operating in different supply chains are using a smart mix of measures, including legislation and partnerships, to increase their responses to preventing and combating child labour and other decent work deficits in the early stages of supply chains.   Watch the Effectively tackling child labour and other decent work deficits at the initial tiers of supply chains! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

   Immediate and effective measures to eliminate the worst forms of child labour- 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour . Recognising that the 2025 Sustainable Development Goal target to end child labour has not been met, this session focuses on the urgent need to eliminate the "worst forms" of exploitation, such as forced labour, trafficking, and hazardous work. Led by insights from the UN Special Rapporteur, the discussion will bring together diverse stakeholders to share scalable strategies, ranging from strengthening social welfare workforces to enhancing corporate due diligence. By addressing both the hidden nature of these crimes and the emerging risks in the digital sphere, the session seeks to transition from policy commitments to concrete, multi-sectoral actions that guarantee every affected child the right to protection, education, and reintegration. Watch the Immediate and effective measures to eliminate the worst forms of child labour!

Sustainable financing solutions for the elimination of child labour: towards coherent and sustainable national strategies - 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour . Investing in the prevention and elimination of child labour – through social protection, education, decent work and related measures, as well as measures to identify and remove children from work and support their reintegration into the education system and decent alternatives – generates social and economic returns that far outweigh the costs. Global cost-benefit analyses have suggested that the economic gains from eliminating child labour could be several times greater than the financial investments required. Furthermore, more recent ILO work on social protection and public finance financing gaps confirms that spending on children and families is a foundation for inclusive and sustainable growth, not simply a budgetary expense. Yet despite the commitments made in the Durban Call for Action and recent ...

   Stronger voices, fairer incomes, brighter futures: decent work pathways to ending child labour - 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour . The session will highlight how strengthening decent work for adults – through greater voice and improved livelihoods – offers a powerful pathway to ending child labour. It will also explore experiences in promoting living wages and stronger adult livelihoods as transformative levers for addressing child labour, reducing the economic pressures that push families to rely on children's work. It will illustrate how these initiatives may enhance family resilience, support children's schooling, and enable households to transition away from harmful coping strategies. Central to this discussion will be the importance of collective worker voice based on the realization of freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, and collective interest representation in securing fair remuneration...

   Child labour in a changing world: high-level panel on emerging challenges and opportunities - 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour . This high-level panel will bring together senior representatives of governments, employers' and workers' organizations and international organizations to reflect on how these evolving global dynamics are reshaping the challenge of child labour and the policy responses required to address it. The discussion will focus on strategic implications for progress toward the elimination of child labour up to and beyond 2030 . Panellists will consider how climate change, conflict and displacement, demographic change, technological transformation and evolving supply chains are interacting to influence child labour risks across regions and sectors. The discussion will examine the extent to which existing policy frameworks and institutional arrangements remain fit for purpose, and where adaptation or innovation is required. Watch Child ...

   6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour - Extending social protection coverage and transitioning to formality to combat child labour: good practices and innovative approaches  This session explores how integrated social protection and formalization strategies can effectively address the structural drivers of child labour. Moving beyond principles, it highlights concrete, field-tested practices—from contributory social insurance and effective compliance mechanisms to community monitoring and sector-specific formalization integrated and landscape approaches—that have reduced household vulnerability andreduced child labour. Drawing on experiences from different countries, panellists will examine what it takes to scale these interventions sustainably. The discussion will offer actionable insights for countries seeking to strengthen prevention systems and ensure that children can learn and thrive free from child labour. Watch How to Extend social protection...

Part of the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour . Education and child protection as key components of an effective strategy to address child labour  Child labour is fuelled by structural factors such as lack of access to education and the failure of social monitoring systems. To break this cycle, the session highlights the need to create synergies between the education and child protection sectors, in particular by extending compulsory schooling, training teachers and setting up interconnected information management systems. Drawing on evidence and international feedback, discussions will aim to identify the most effective design elements for transforming these essential services into concrete bulwarks against exploitation, while promoting the sharing of good practices between different regions of the world. Watch Education and child protection as key components of an effective strategy to address child labour! Agencies, Funds & Programmes

Hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Conference brings together governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, civil society, international organizations, private sector representatives, academia, and children and young people to accelerate action towards the elimination of child labour. Interpretation is not available for the online broadcast. Watch the Opening ceremony of the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour!