The Salt Solution: Ensuring sustainable income and preventing child labour in rural-coastal Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s rural coastal areas are home to some of the worst impacts of climate change contributing to migration, displacement, decreasing employment opportunities, increasing poverty and child labour. The frequent intensifying storms and floods not only destroy homes and livelihoods, but also contribute to higher water and soil salinity, leaving millions
Treating Child Labour through Food Security: A Cross Country Comparison
By Palak Gupta, for Global March Against Child Labour
The number of children in child labour has risen to 160 million worldwide, with 9 million additional children at risk due to the impact of COVID-19, as stated by UNICEF-ILO. One of the most prominent factors contributing to this menace is
Peru: Towards a new public policy on child labour
In the last session of the National Steering Committee for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour (CPETI, in Spanish), a quadripartite body – which includes civil society organisations, as well as governmental representatives, employers and workers, the reviewing process of the National Strategy for the Prevention and Eradication of
Opposing the PEC 18/2011: Statement by our network in South America
The Global March Against Child Labour (Global March) in the South American subregion, represented by organisations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Ecuador and Peru, supports the position of Global March’s Brazilian member, National Forum for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour (FNPETI, in portuguese) regarding the processing of
Remembering Carola Abrales, South America
The Global March Against Child Labour network, and in particular the Confederación de Trabajadores de la Educación de la República Argentina (CTERA) suffered a huge loss.
A key and long standing member of the Global March movement in South America and a child rights supporter in Argentina, the former head
Heron Preston & Zellerfeld Campaign For A Cause- We thank you for your support!
The HERON01 is an exclusive collaboration between famed designer and artist Heron Preston and the 3D technology company Zellerfeld.
With the launch of this sneaker, which is designed with 3D technology and is 100% recyclable, this powerful beauty supported Global March Against Child Labour in the fight to support
2021 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor
Norma Flores López | Regional Board Representative from North America, Global March Against Child Labour
“It is truly an honor to represent my community. I am humbled to join the distinguished list of past recipients, and to share this year’s award with the International Labour Organization. I also share this award with
CHILD LABOR IS GROWING: WHICH SIDE ARE DEMOCRACIES ON?
This is the Year for the Elimination of Child Labor. What can democracies do to make this a reality?
By Timothy Ryan | September 23, 2021
Two years ago, when Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro favorably promoted the idea of labor for children as young as eight or nine,
For many, the ‘Dark Days’ have returned – Global March’s Statement on the humanitarian crises in Afghanistan
19 August, 2021
The current situation in Afghanistan has once again shed light on the systemic oppression of the Afghan people, violation of international humanitarian laws and the impact of political decisions and actions on the lives of children.
For many, the ‘dark days’ have returned. Over 250,000 Afghans have
Remembering Mr. Achmad Marzuki from JARAK, Indonesia
On June 19, the Global March Against Child Labour team and the Child Labour Prevention Network-JARAK from Indonesia suffered a huge loss.
The former Executive Director of JARAK, Mr. Achmad Marzuki succumbed to COVID-19 on June 19. JARAK has been a long standing member of the Global March network.
Mr.
Chairperson’s Statement on Latest ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates on Child Labour
Global March Against Child Labour
At the last Global Conference on Child Labour in Argentina in 2017, the relatively good news was that the number of child labourers had dropped to 152 million. That progress has now been threatened by the COVID-19 crisis.
In mid-2020 the Global March Against Child
Child Labour in Agriculture and COVID-19: The Tale of Two Pandemics
By Gazal Malik
Edited by Riya Singh Rathore, Kavita Majumdar
At least 1.01 crore child labourers in India, aged between 5 and 14, are engaged in agriculture, hazardous industries, service establishments, and domestic work (UNICEF n.d.). The agriculture sector is the biggest employer of children who are involved in dangerous
Here’s how we make 2021, the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, count
After the tumult and uncertainty unleashed by the Covid-19 crisis in 2020, the new year once again signals fresh hope and resolve. For the global anti-child labour community, we are particularly looking forward to 2021 being the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.
The issue of child labour
152 million reasons to end child labour by year 2025
By Timothy Ryan*
An African proverb says that it takes a village to raise a child, but one can also say that it takes the whole world to protect one child. Children today are faced with increasing challenges. When children should be playing, studying and enjoying their short yet foundational
Just recovery interventions can and should eliminate child labour
When 11 year-old Rashmi from India’s Beed district was told she would have to drop out of school and cut sugarcane on farms in less than a month, she had no other choice but to comply.
“I was not able to access classes online because we do not have a
COVID-19 and Child Labour Survey Results Report
In June 2020, Global March Against Child Labour launched a survey called “COVID-19 and Child Labour Survey” asking its active civil society members in Africa, Asia and Latin America about their biggest concerns and challenges in their fight against child labour amidst the COVID-19 crisis. 40 Civil society organisations
Know about our Pakistani member, GODH- An Interview with Mr. Nazir Ghazi
We asked the founder of Grassroots Organisation for Human Development (GODH) Lahore, Mr Nazir Ahmad Ghazi, a few questions about their work on child rights in Pakistan:
GODH has been a long term member of the Global March Against Child Labour from Lahore, Pakistan. You can support their work by
Global March Against Child Labour Rejects Statements by President Jair Bolsonaro
The Global March against Child Labour in the South American subregion, made up of organizations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru support the statement made by the National Forum for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour in Brazil in response to statements by President Jair Bolsonaro in
Dr. J Paul Baskar Passes Away
It is with great sadness we inform you of the passing of Global March’s former National Coordinator for India, social worker and environmentalist, Dr. J Paul Basker on 20 August 2020 in Tamil Nadu, India.
Dr. Baskar was a staunch advocate against the exploitation of children and adults and worked
Kailash Satyarthi and Global March’s Demand ILO Convention 182 Universally Ratified
Every ILO Member Country Commits to Ending the Worst Forms of Child Labour
On 04 August 2020, in a historic move, Tonga, an archipelago of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific, ratified the International Labour Organisation’s Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. Tonga’s ratification makes
WDACL 2020: Marching with Hope Amidst the Pandemic
Dear members, partners, friends and supporters,
Hope you are doing well and staying safe in these uncertain times of COVID-19, which has put forth a great challenge in front of us.
Before COVID-19, 152 million children were estimated to be in child labour globally. With the pandemic reaching most countries
The Virus and the Children: How Covid-19 will impact child labour — reflections towards World Day Against Child Labour, 2020
By Purva Gupta
Working in the anti-child labour space for some time now, I have seen many things — victories, slow progress, emerging trends, fresh global targets, newer alliances and actors, re-packaged strategies, changing donor landscape, and diversity of challenges and adventures. Yet, what I see now is totally unprecedented
COVID-19 and Access to Education for the Most Vulnerable: Recommendations on How Businesses Can Support
COVID-19 has brought education in 195 countries to an unsettling halt with an estimated 91% of the world’s children out of school, 743 million of whom are girls. The impacts of school closures are multidimensional, ranging from the growing digital and learning divide to the increase in malnutrition and risk
HOW COVID-19 IS PLAYING WITH STREET CHILDREN IN TANZANIA
By Nyakwesi Mujaya, Daudi Chanila and Eddna Peter Chandeu
Children are vulnerable. Their vulnerability stems from the fact that they have limited awareness, skills and resilience to comprehend the predicaments of nature and those created by adults, due to their young age and dependency
HEARING THE SILENT VOICES OF CHILDREN IN THE COVID-19 CRISIS – Reflections from Malawi
By Caleb Ng’ombo The Covid-19 is unarguably a pandemic of epic proportions affecting all sections of humanity. Just like any crisis, it is affecting diverse groups of people, differently. For hundreds of thousands of children in Malawi, their misery is untold and multifaceted. For starters, children account for more than […]
EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON CHILDREN IN GHANA – Some Critical Thoughts
By Andrews Addoquaye Tagoe Ghana is among the top 5 countries in Africa affected by the infamous, COVID-19 virus. While a range of efforts are taking place across the country to respond to this pandemic and minimise its diverse impacts on every life, children constituting the majority of the population […]
Supporting Families and Children in Need: Global March Network’s Response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an extraordinary challenge for the people of all strata across the world. The poor, vulnerable and the most marginalised families and children risk being the biggest victims of this virus. As the numbers of cases seem to be increasing every day, so are the needs
COVID-19: A Special Message from Global March Against Child Labour
Dear members, partners and supporters,
Greetings from the locked-down New Delhi!
Hope you all are keeping safe and are trying to follow all precautionary measures outlined by the World Health Organisation and your Health Ministry, amidst the COVID-19 crisis. These are indeed unfathomable and very challenging times for all of
10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Child Labour
In 2020 we are continuing to work towards elimination of child labour and promoting decent work for the youth. As a strong supporter of our work, as you may already know about this issue, nevertheless, let’s empower ourselves with more knowledge and join the fight with a stronger determination to
Global March calls for multi-stakeholder and bottom-up cooperation to end child labour in supply chains at the global conference, The Netherlands
On January 27- 28, 2020, in Leiden, The Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment organised a global conference called “Taking Next Steps: Ending Child Labour by 2025” on ending child labour in supply chains, in collaboration with Global March Against Child
Op-ed: Combating Child Labor in Global Supply Chains
Op-ed by KAILASH SATYARTHI for Project Syndicate
According to the OECD, 28-43% of the child labor that is estimated to contribute to exports does so indirectly, through preceding links in supply chains (such as extraction of raw materials or agriculture). But with a holistic approach that engages governments,
2019 in Review
Dear Members and Supporters,
As we bid goodbye to 2019 and enter into the new year of 2020, we are not only celebrating our achievements but are also keeping the grave challenge of ending child labour by 2025 in sight.Warm season’s greetings from Global March Against Child Labour!
2019 was
Ferrero: Stop child labour!
To: Ferrero International S.A., its Executive Director, Giovanni Ferrero, and CEO, Lapo Civiletti; and Ferrero Hazelnut Company and Marco Gonçalves, CEO of Ferrero Hazelnut Company
Petition
Our investigation published in the Guardian reveals that Nutella, Kinder Bueno and Ferrero-Rocher contain hazelnuts that may have been picked by children, exploited in
Ferrero Rocher chocolates may be tainted by child labour
The hazelnuts inside millions of Ferrero Rocher chocolates sold across Europe this Christmas may have been picked by children working in farms in Turkey, according to human rights campaigners.
Ferrero, the world’s third largest chocolate company, is struggling to address concerns that multiple farms where it sources hazelnuts for its chocolate
OPINION: Children must not fall off the 2030 Development Agenda
by Kailash Satyarthi | @k_satyarthi | Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation
While in the last decades the world has made progress on many fronts, millions of children are still far from freedom, safety and education
Kailash Satyarthi is Nobel Peace Laureate.
I had kept a vacant chair in the front
Protecting children is the key to sustainability
By Kailash Satyarthi
On September 24-25, world leaders will attend a United Nations summit in New York to review progress toward the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This will be the first UN summit on the SDGs since the adoption of the 2030
Child Labour’s New Cheerleaders: Authoritarian Governments in Latin America
Opinion article by Timothy Ryan
At a rare forum in Costa Rica bringing together more than a dozen organizations from Central and South America at a critical moment in the struggle against child labour in the hemisphere, the message was clear: The surge in authoritarian governments across the region is
Discussing Ambitions and Results: The UN High Level Political Forum 2019
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
This quote by the great Chinese philosopher summarises the key message of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) that ended last week at the UN in New
Statement from Global March Against Child Labour on Brazilian President’s Remarks on Child Labour
Global March Against Child Labour (Global March) is a worldwide movement of trade unions, teachers’ associations and child rights organisations united in their fight against child labour and standing in support of education for all. Global March engages with UN, governmental agencies, local, national, regional and global stakeholders in
Global March Against Child Labour is working towards responsible metals supply chains
Global March Against Child Labour (Global March) is proud to inform all our members and partners that we are actively working with several organisations to promote international responsible business conduct and address severe negative impact to people and the environment connected to the metals supply chains which we would otherwise
Global March Signs the Joint NGO letter to the Responsible Jewellery Council
June 28, 2018
To the Standards Committee of the Responsible Jewellery Council
As non-governmental organizations and trade unions working to protect human rights and promote responsible sourcing in minerals supply chains, we welcome the Responsible Jewellery Council’s (RJC) review of its Code of Practices, the standard against which all RJC
ILO: Tackling Child Labour: 100 Years of Action
In 2019, the International Labour Organization is celebrating 100 years of advancing social justice and promoting decent work.
Yet today, 152 million children are still in child labour. Child labour occurs in almost all sectors, yet 7 out of every 10 of these children are working in agriculture.
On this
World Day Against Child Labour 2019: Photo Stories
World Day Against Child Labour was celebrated by Global March members across Asia, Africa and Latin America. See below some photo stories:
Global March Against Child Labour in Brussels
Global March’s founder, Nobel Peace Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi at European Development Days, 2019 in Brussels
Global March Against Child
Immediate Action Needed to Address Pervasive Child Labour in Agriculture
A Joint Statement for World Day Against Child Labour 2019 by Global March Against Child Labour
Across the world 152 million children are exploited into child labour. Children who should be in schools are forced to work in dangerous conditions, and 71% of them work in the agriculture sector, most them
World Day Against Child Labour: Sowing the seeds for a child labour free future
By Timothy Ryan
Nelson Mandela said, “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children. ” Headlines like those above beg the question even in “developed” countries: What does it say about our societies that the scourge of child labour
The Netherlands Passes Historic Child Labour Due Diligence Bill
After almost three years of introduction into the Dutch Parliament, the Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid or the Child Labour Due Diligence Bill was passed by the Dutch Senate earlier last week. With the adoption of this law, the Netherlands has demonstrated its seriousness about combatting child labour in supply chains and is standing out
24 January announced as International Day of Education
Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed
3rd Global Meet of Parliamentarians Without Borders for Children’s Rights held in Brussels
Global March Against Child Labour organised the 3rd Meet of Parliamentarian’s Without Borders for Children’s Rights, in collaboration with the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Commission, Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development. It was held in Brussels, Belgium on 3rd and 4th December, 2018. The meet witnessed
On World Children’s Day, Let’s Believe that Zero Child Labour is Possible
Dear Supporters,
Do you believe in magic? In things changing around as if they were never there? We do too.
While we sit everyday on our desks doing our bit towards making a change in the lives of exploited child labourers, advocating for their rights with multiple stakeholders, we wish
2nd Asia Meet of Parliamentarians Without Borders for Children’s Rights held in Sri Lanka
The Second Asia Meet of Parliamentarians Without Borders for Children’s Rights, an initiative of our founder, Kailash Satyarthi and Brazilian Senator, Cristovam Buarque, was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in collaboration with Centre for Children’s Happiness : CCH and 13 Members of Parliament from 6 Asian countries- Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, Nepal
Global March Signs the International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC) Agreement for the Food Products Sector in The Netherlands
Food products sector boosts sustainability in production chain
The parties in the Dutch food products sector are joining forces to ensure responsible business conduct in the international production chain. Today, they signed the International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC) Agreement for the Food Products Sector. This agreement is intended to foster
No Time to Relax: Ending Child Labour in this Generation
Last week, I was in Geneva to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the historic Global March Against Child Labour (Global March) and World Day Against Child Labour 2018. I was reminiscing about the beginning of my fight against child labour, which started in 1981 with the rescue of a single child. As I
ENDING CHILD LABOR: 20 YEARS ON, CHANGE IS WORKING
JUNE 6, 2018 | Tim Ryan
On a warm, dusty day on the Deccan plateau in April 1994, I joined Kailash Satyarthi’s Bharat Yatra, (Indian Journey), a group of 150 child labor activists part-way through its march from the southern tip of India to the heart of New Delhi, where it
Global March Against Child Labour Celebrates its 20th Anniversary in Geneva
To mark the 20th Anniversary of Global March Against Child Labour (Global March) as well as the World Day Against Child Labour, Global March and the International Labour Organization (ILO) organised a joint event on 4 June 2018 during the International Labour Conference (ILC) at the Palais des Nations, Geneva.
Watch Video: 20 Years of Global March
In 1998, Global March Against Child Labour traversed through 80000 km. across 103 countries in 5 continents, demanding for ILO Convention 182 on Ending Worst Forms of Child Labour. Since then Global March has continued fighting against child labour and has contributed to reducing number of child labourers to
Join us for ILO-Global March Joint Event in Geneva, 4 June 2018
To mark this year’s World Day Against Child Labour as well as the 20th Anniversary of the Global March Against Child Labour (Global March), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Global March and will organize a joint event on 4 June 2018 during the International Labour Conference (ILC) at the
Sign the Petition to End Child Labour
152 million children are denied their right to education and forced to toil in child labour where they are mentally, physically and sexually abused. Situation is worse for girls. Addressing child labour is essential if we need to attain social justice and solve other socio-economic issues of society. We are
Kailash Satyarthi’s Message on 20 Years of Global March Against Child Labour
For last 20 years, Global March Against Child Labour has been the defender of the right of every child to be free from exploitation and be educated. Our journey began, exactly 20 years ago on 17 January 1998, when our Founder and Nobel Peace Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi, flagged off the
20 Years of Fight Against Child Labour: Global March Against Child Labour
Twenty years ago, on January 17, 1998, the Global March movement began with an 80,000 km physical march when millions of people marched together to put forth the message against child labour. As a strong and united voice for NGOs, trade unions, teachers’ associations and individual activists, the Global March
Kailash Satyarthi’s Message on 20 Years of Global March Against Child Labour
For last 20 years, Global March Against Child Labour has been the defender of the right of every child to be free from exploitation and be educated. Our journey began, exactly 20 years ago on 17 January 1998, when our Founder and Nobel Peace Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi, flagged off the […]
Global March Against Child Labour – A Prominent Voice at IV Global Conference on Sustained Eradication of Child Labour, Argentina
The Global March Against Child Labour (Global March) was represented by its members, Board representatives and the Secretariat at the recent IV Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour, held in Buenos Aires from 14-16 November 2017, organised by the Government of Argentina with the support from ILO. […]
Interview with Norma Flores Lopez, Farmworker Advocate & Child Rights Activist
Meet the new Board Member of Global March Against Child Labour from the North America Region, Ms.Norma Flores Lopez. Norma Flores Lopez is the Governance and Development/Collaboration Manager at East Coast Migrant Head Start Project and serves as the chair of the Child Labor Coalition’s Domestic Issues Committee. She has long been […]
New ILO Data Reveals Slow Reduction in Child Labour: Achievement of SDG Target 8.7 by 2025 Looks Distant
New Delhi: A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Global Estimates of Child Labour: Results and Trends, 2012-2016 released on 19 September 2017 at the United National General Assembly (UNGA), says that a total of 152 million children – 64 million girls and 88 million boys – are […]
Global March Announces Appointment of New Board Member
Global March Against Child Labour is pleased to announce the appointment of the new Board Member from the North America Region, Ms.Norma Flores Lopez, and hopes to be guided by her vast experience in the field of child labour, especially in the agriculture sector, which houses 50% of child labourers […]
Solidarity Center interviews Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Kailash Satyarthi, a Solidarity Center ally, won the Nobel Prize in 2014 for his lifelong efforts to end child labor. He began this work much earlier, in 1986 in Jharkand province—one of India’s poorest regions at the time, a place where child labour was common across a variety of industries. Since then, […]
| | Global March’s Work Applauded in Commonwealth Foundation’s Publication
With support from the Commonwealth Foundation, Global March Against Child Labour, in April 2014, began its project ‘Forging Civil Society Action against Child Domestic Labour (CDL) to Combat the Gender Disadvantage’.The overall objective of the project was to strengthen civil society response in South Asia, particularly India, Bangladesh and Pakistan […]
India Ratifies 2 Fundamental ILO Conventions on Child Labour in the Significant Month of June
ndia has ratified ILO Conventions 182 and 138 which will bring 20 per cent more of the world’s children under the protection of these two conventions and a give a better future to the vulnerable and at-risk children as they win the right to education in school. New Delhi, 13 […]
The Fight Against Child Labour Is the Fight To Ensure Education For All
Joint statement by Global March Against Child Labour and Global Campaign for Education on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour – 12th June 2017 Currently, more than 168 million children across the world are trapped in child labour. Children are engaged in a variety of work ranging from […]
Parliamentarians Without Borders for Children’s Rights Asia Meet, 2017
The first Asia Meet of Parliamentarians Without Borders for Children’s Rights was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 3 & 4 April 2017, with participation from about 13 Members of Parliament from 5 Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. As South Asia is the second largest […]
Stand Up for Education for Child Labour in Supply Chains
It was on 24 April 2013, exactly 4 years ago, when the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh took place, killing more than 1000 workers and exposing the harsh reality of the international clothing supply chains operations and the dark side of the fast fashion industry. Pic Source: Google […]
Timothy Ryan Elected as the New Chairperson of Global March
After the unfortunate demise of the Chairperson, Mr. Elie Jouen, last year in late 2016, Global March held its Board Meeting in The Hague, The Netherlands on 30-31 March 2017, with Board Members attending from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America and elected, Mr. Timothy Ryan as the […]
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi applauds Government for ratifying ILO Conventions 182 and 138; Calls it a historic step
On March 31, 2017, Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi welcomed the Government of India’s decision to ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour and Convention 138 on the Minimum Age of Employment. Commenting on the ratification, Mr Kailash Satyarthi, the Honourary President of […]
National Assembly of Pakistan passes long awaited National Commission on the Rights of Children Bill
The recently exposed case of an exploited child labourer called, Tayabba in the city of Islamabad in Pakistan reveals a dark side today’s modern world. Tayabba was not only enslaved and abandoned by her real parents, but found herself mistreated and tortured by her masters (an Additional Judge of the […]
Global March’s Recommendations Find Mention in CRC’s General Comment 20 on Adolescent Children
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the most ratified international treaty ever and represents a worldwide recognition of children as full-fledged citizens and as subjects of rights. It also establishes State Parties accountability to respect and ensure the fulfillment of children’s rights. Since its adoption in November […]
Global March at the Laureates & Leaders for Children Summit, New Delhi
With the assertion that the world must come together to show their commitment and resolve to fight the abuse and exploitation that millions of children face across the world, Honorary President of Global March and Nobel Peace Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi, organised the first ever ‘Laureates & Leaders for Children Summit’ […]
19 Years of Global March Against Child Labour
Leading children from exploitation to education since 1998. It was on January 17, 1998 when Honorary President of Global March and Nobel Peace Laureate (2014), Kailash Satyarthi embarked upon a journey with one determination- to end child labour and garner attention from all corners of the world on this mammoth […]
Thousands of children and youth, match steps with Laureates and Leaders to demand an end to child exploitation
In the historic launch of Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign, thousands of children and youth marched down from the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate in New Delhi. The visually arresting March, marked the culmination of the Laureates and Leaders for Children […]
Demise of Global March’s Chairperson, Elie Jouen
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the demise of Global March’s Chairperson and founding member, Elie Jouen Elie was a veteran educationalist, a vociferous trade union leader and a champion child rights activist till his last breath. Elie served as a founding member of Global March Against […]
Linking education financing to the marginalised children: Kailash Satyarthi at the UN Headquarters
At the launch of the Education Commission report, United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recalled Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s maxim, “Freedom and learning are the birth right of every child. They are non-negotiable.” Mr Satyarthi along with an assembly of global leaders conceptualised the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity, last […]
Statement by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on the passage of the Child Labour Amendment Bill 2016 of India
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016 is a missed opportunity. I was hoping that today the elected leaders of our country will acknowledge that the value of freedom and childhood is greater than the value of a vote; that they would respond to the voices of the […]
Kailash Satyarthi Calls Out To Join Him On World Day Against Child Labour
Every child is our child. Raise your voice now to end #childlabour! Dear Changemaker,Every year as we come together to celebrate World Day Against Child Labour, my faith in each one of you strengthens, that one day you all will play a leading role in restoring safety, liberty, dignity and education […]
Global March organises a Side Event at World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey
On 23-24 May 2016, United Nations organised the first World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey where world leaders and the international community came together to address today’s humanitarian crises that are the causes of conflicts and disaster. These crises have displaced more than 60 million people where children have suffered […]
Hidden Slavery – Child Domestic Workers
The incidence of Child Domestic Labour is quite significant in Bangladesh as in many other developing countries. Historically more girls are employed in domestic service. Because of its nature and circumstances, CDL is susceptible to becoming a worst form of child labour. Many children in domestic labour are very young, […]
Girls in Child Labour Need Your Help on International Women’s Day!
Around the world, an estimated 68 million girls are involved in child labour. Many of these girls take up similar work as boys, but face additional hardships, graver situations and extra risks. Much of the work undertaken by girls is less visible than of the boys, and most often they […]
2015 At a Glance on Twitter
2015 At a Glance on Twitter 2015 was a marvellous year! As the year comes to an end we would like to share with you our most fond activities on the social media. With a pro active twitter handle, we aimed to inform and engage as many people as possible […]
Everything You Buy is Not Worth It!
Dear Supporters, We have finally entered the much anticipated post 2015-era, where leaders across the world have showed their commitment to the 17 goals especially the ones aimed at children and improving their rights. This commitment is further strengthened through the promotion of the principles of United Nations Convention on […]
PLEDGE TO END CHILD SLAVERY NOW!
Dear Supporter, 2 December is marked as the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. On this day, Global March Against Child Labour with its partners, is commencing its week-long campaign “End Child Slavery Week” to bring awareness on the issue of child slavery and help eradicate it from the […]
Sustainable Development Goals: Agenda 2030
On 25th September 2015, the world leaders from 193 Member countries finally adopted the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development at the United Nations General Assembly. Secretary – General of UN, Ban Ki-moon has hailed them as universal, integrated and transformative vision for a better world. These Global Goals also called as Sustainable Development […]
Celebrating International Literacy Day
For more than 15 years Global March Against Child Labour has been celebrating International Literacy Day, on 8th September, and reminding the international community that literacy is a human right and the key to solving major issues of the world. United Nations and the world community have again emphasised, that literacy […]
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that the world adopted in the year 2000 provided a focal point for governments to develop their policies and provided a rallying point for NGOs to hold them accountable, the MDGs have nevertheless been criticised for being too narrow. The eight MDGs that were adopted […]
Need For Education In Emergencies
Global March joins hands with international NGOs in creation of Global Humanitarian Fund for Education in Emergencies at the Oslo Education Summit. With the increasing number of conflicts and disasters across the world, 20 million children have been denied their right to education, with 90% of young girls dropping out […]
Nobel Laureates Call for Action to Increase Education Investment for Sustainable Development
Lindau, Germany, 6 July 2015: Nobel Laureates from across various spheres have come together to call for urgent increase in global investment in education to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the international community. The Call, led by Indian Nobel Peace Laureate (2014) and the Honorary President of Global […]
UNHRC passes landmark resolution concerning right to education
2nd July 2015, has been recorded as one of the most important days in the history of United Nations and its efforts towards education for all. International civil society organisations welcomed a landmark resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) demanding the States to regulate and monitor private […]
Nobel Prize Winners Malala and Kailash Satyarthi Join UN Education Envoy in Plea over Chibok Girls
April 6, 2015 Three of the world’s leading children’s education campaigners have written an open letter demanding the release of more than 200 schoolgirls who were kidnapped one year ago next week. Joint Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have joined with United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown […]
‘The boy who marched against all odds’
New Delhi, 10 June 2014: Rarely does one find a person who rises above all limitations to carve out a life that others can actually learn from. Basu Rai, an orphan, a former child labourer and the youngest core marchers of Global March in 1998, he made an incredible contribution by writing a book “From […]
12th Education for All Global Monitoring Report launched
12th Education For All Global Monitoring Report” – Report Card On Global Education For Past 15 Years Launched In New Delhi Submitted by admin on Thu, 2015-04-09 18:31 The 12th Global Monitoring Report (GMR) “Education for All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges” launched in New Delhi, India provides a comprehensive assessment of the progress […]
Education Under Attack Yet Again: Kenyan Massacre casts a dark spell on the Future of Education
It is a sad day for humanity as Kenya witnessed dastardly attack at the Garissa University campus that has claimed 147 lives, mostly students. The deadliest attack yet by Al-Shabab militants has also left 79 people seriously injured and battling for their lives. Condemning this reckless act, Nobel Peace Laureate […]
Kailash Satyarthi calls upon parliamentarians to pass law and ban child labour
Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, expresses complete support to passage of the bill in the April session of the parliament New Delhi, India, March 30th, 2015: “Immediate and safe passage of the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Bill in both the Houses of Parliament should be the utmost moral responsibility […]
Parliamentarians Unite Across Borders for Protection and Promotion of Children’s Rights
The world went global before parliamentarians went global. Parliamentarians globally are tied to local problems and next election. Yet, they are faced each day with more and more issues that cut across constituencies, countries and regions. These problems are global in nature, with no local or immediate solutions. They need […]
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi Explains Why He Quit His Job To Stop Child Slavery
HuffPost Live | By Rahel Gebreyes Posted: 19/03/2015 20:04 IST When Kailash Satyarthi was 26 years old, he left his career as an electrical engineer to pursue a more pressing challenge — the fight against exploitative child labor. Satyarthi joined HuffPost Live’s Nancy Redd on Tuesday to discuss how one man’s plea pushed him […]
Child labour is encouraged when parents are unemployed, says Kailash Satyarthi
By: Express News Service | Chandigarh | Published on:March 14, 2015 4:09 am Expressing concern over the increasing problem of child trafficking and child labour in the country, Kailash Satyarthi, child rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, said that by making children slave, the country never becomes a master. Kailash Satyarthi was […]
Kailash Satyarthi, Peace Prize winner, says education is key
Child rights campaigner says countries, religion are adult constructions By Nahlah Ayed, CBC News Posted: Mar 09, 2015 1:18 PM ET Last Updated: Mar 09, 2015 4:59 PM ET Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi still remembers his first rescue of a child slave. It was 1981, when a girl’s father, also enslaved, had somehow escaped and […]
“Take back their guns and give them books and toys instead” : International Day for Preventing Child Recruitment
February 12, 2015 In these days of growing intolerance and global insurgency, children are more susceptible than ever to armed conflict, where they are unlawfully recruited as child soldiers or combatants. Article 3(a) of ILO Convention 182 on Worst Forms of Child Labour clearly calls upon the ratifying member nations […]
Chairperson, Global March & Nobel Peace Laureate 2014,Kailash Satyarthi Meets U.S. President Barack Obama
January 27, 2015, Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi Global March’s Chairperson & Nobel Peace Laureate 2014, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, Mrs. Sumedha Kailash and three children meet U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Photo: Reuters
“Ending Child Slavery Must Be Prioritised In The Future Development Agenda” – Nobel Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi to Huffington Post
“Ending Child Slavery Must Be Prioritised In The Future Development Agenda” – Nobel Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi to Huffington Post The Huffington Post, January 21, 2015 After having met with the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon in New Delhi on January 12, I am very hopeful that the UN and […]
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi urges UN to prioritise abolition of child slavery
It was a proud moment for Global March Against Child Labour as their Chairperson and Nobel Peace Laureate, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi met with the UN Secretary General (UNSG), Mr. Ban Ki-Moon at the launch of the Young UN@70 in New Delhi and handed over the global petition in support of […]
Nobel Peace Laureate Dedicates The Medal To His Nation And Countrymen 2015-01-07
January 07, 20015 Kailash Satyarthi dedicated the Nobel Prize 2014 medal to his Nation, India. He handed over the medal to Hon’ble President Pranab Mukherjee. The medal will be a permanent exhibit at Rashtrapati Bhawan’s museum. Mr Satyarthi said, “This medal brings a lot of moral responsibility on all of […]
Global March Admitted to the ILO Special List of Non-Governmental International Organisations
Global March has been admitted by the Director General to the ILO Special List of Non-Governmental International Organisations leading to a closer working relationship and a fruitful collaboration in areas of mutual concern.
Harkin Statement on Senate Passage of Resolution to Honor Child Labor and Education Activists
DECEMBER 17, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today released the following statement on the passage of his U.S. Senate resolution to honor Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai. The resolution is Harkin’s final legislative effort of his career and was the last item passed […]
“Raise your voice whenever you see a child in distress”
Kailash Satyarthi’s Homecoming Address 14 December 2014, New Delhi Soon after arriving from Oslo after being conferred with the Nobel Peace Prize, Kailash Satyarthi addressing the media at Constitution Club of India said “I have no words to express my gratitude to my country and countrymen. Whatever I am today is […]
“A Child Friendly World — Within Our Reach”, blogs Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2014, Kailash Satyarthi on Huffington Post, India
“A Child Friendly World — Within Our Reach”, blogs Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2014, Kailash Satyarthi Huffington Post, India, December 9, 2014
International Day of Abolition of Slavery 2014: Make ending child slavery an urgent focus
Commemorating the International Day of Abolition of Slavery today, 2nd December once again is an unfortunate yet necessary reminder that slavery still exists, despite the advancement the human race had made over centuries. Presently, 21 million men, women and children around the world continue to be trapped in slavery. Manifested […]
Kailash satyarthi calls to end child slavery at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
November 22, 2014, New Delhi Over a thousand children, activists, youth, and citizens joined in for a candle light vigil organized by Bachpan Bachao Andolan in Delhi on 22 November. The vigil led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi demanded end of child slavery. This week (20-26 November) is […]
Kailash Satyarthi formally inaugurates End Child Slavery Week
This week will be observed across the globe from 20-26 November calling upon all stakeholders for inclusion of elimination of child slavery in the Sustainable Development Goals that will be adopted by the UN in September 2015. As a responsible global citizen, please sign the petition to be submitted to […]
End Child Slavery Week inaugurated on the eve of Universal Children’s Day
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the adoption of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), Global March Against Child Labour along with International Trade Union Confederation, Education International, Anti-Slavery International, Kids Rights International and Thomson Reuters Foundation launched the End Child Slavery Week. This would be an […]
Chairperson Kailash Satyarthi meets the Prime Minister of India
October 11, 2014 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Global March Chairperson Kailash Satyarthi to congratulate him on winning the Nobel Peace Prize 2014. They discussed about a world with countless opportunities for its children and utmost respect to children’s rights.
Nobel Peace Prize for Kailash Satyarthi, Chairperson of Global March – an international child rights activist from India
October 10, 2014: It is a day of great joy and pride for Global March Against Child Labour as its chairperson Kailash Satyarthi became the first Indian to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his unparalleled work in defending child rights. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has also been conferred […]
World Teacher’s Day: Invest in Teachers for an Educated Future
5th October 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the World Teacher’s Day. This day was formally established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1994. This year the theme for the World Teacher’s Day is ‘Invest in the future, invest in teachers’. An education system […]
Advocacy efforts towards Post-2015 Development Agenda
Only a year is left for the United Nations to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Open Working Group (OWG) on SDGs has already submitted its proposal to the UN General Assembly comprising a set of proposed goals that consider economic, social and environmental dimensions to improve people’s lives and protect […]
Executive Order on regulation of placement agencies for domestic work
In India, following the directions of the High Court of Delhi to regulate trafficking for domestic work, especially of girls and women through placement agencies, the Delhi Government has cleared an Executive Order for regulation of the same. The High Court of Delhi had given elaborate directions for the regulation […]
International Literacy Day: Literacy is the Key to Social Equity
September 08, 2014 The theme of this year’s International Literacy Day, celebrated worldwide on September 8, is “Literacy & Sustainable Development”. Literacy, needless to say, is the key to achieving major outcomes in the social, economic and environmental areas which are the three main pillars of sustainable development. Empowering individuals and […]
European Commission supports End Child Slavery Week
European Commission supports End Child Slavery Week
Former President of Federative Republic of Brazil, Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva supports the fight against child slavery
Former President of Federative Republic of Brazil, Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva supports the fight against child slavery. Read more in English | Portuguese
Chibok Girls – Global March’s appeal to Nigerian President on 100th day of abduction
July 23, 2014: On the 100th day since the Chibok school girls were abducted by Boko Haram, Global March Against Child Labour delivered an appeal to the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Mr. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan. The appeal was submitted to H.E. Ndubuisi V. Amaku, High […]
Bolivia condemned for lowering working age for children to 10
July 18, 2014 A shoe shine boy at work in the streets of Bolivia Picture: Alberto Bolivia has become the first country in the world to lower its legal working age to just 10. With efforts being made across […]
In Media – Linking together the fight for girls’ rights
Washigton Post, July 21, 2014 Former Prime Minister of Britain & UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown shares his thoughts on the 100th day of Boko Haram’s abduction of the Nigerian girls. Read more…
Bolivia on the verge of failing its children – Article by Mr. Kailash Satyarthi
July 16, 2014: Bolivian Congress’ recent nod to the Bill that allows children as young as ten years to work is a sheer insult to the universal norms and standards that have historically evolved from the vast experience of the global community. They have turned deaf ear towards the independent […]
Chairperson Kailash Satyarthi’s interview with the Times of India
‘To employ children is illegal and unethical’: Activist Kailash Satyarthi Ananya Gupta & Nittika Mehra,TNN | Jun 22, 2014, 06.16 PM IST Activist Kailash Satyarthi is the founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan, an NGO that works on freeing children from bonded labour. He spoke with The Times of India about his work […]
Congressional Briefing: Promoting the Rights of 15 Million Child Domestic Workers to mark the World Day Against Child Labour
Thursday, June 12, 2014, 1:00 p.m., Dirksen Senate Office Building, USA
‘In Nepal, some street children are controlled by gangs’ – Basu Rai’s interview with the Times of India
nanya Gupta & Nittika Mehra, TNN | Jun 17, 2014, 05.27 PM IST An unwanted child, a street urchin, a knife-wielding gang member and a child labourer — Basu Rai endured the vicissitudes of fate. But after his rescue and rehab, he dedicated his life to saving other street children. He has written about […]
India’s Union Labour Minister launches “Economics Behind Forced Labour Trafficking” report and “Anthem Against Child Labour”
On World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June 2014 12 June 2014, New Delhi: In a first, the Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Narendra Singh Tomar commemorating the World Day Against Child Labour launched the Global March Against Child Labour report “Economics Behind Forced Labour Trafficking – Comprehensive Case […]
Global March submits an urgent appeal to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Global March Against Child Labour submitted an appeal to H.E. Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran to draw attention to the plight of Iranian children. The letter, written by Kailash Satyarthi, Chairperson of Global March, was submitted at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in […]
An Appeal From Global March To The Council Of Representatives Of Iraq To Save The Iraqi Girl Child
17 April 2014 Dear Members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Global March Against Child Labour is a worldwide coalition of trade unions, teachers’ and child rights organisations with members and partners from over 140 countries and a shared commitment of strengthening worldwide efforts to protect and promote the […]
Global March Policy Paper on ‘Out-of-School’ Children and Child Labour
“The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction.” […]
Open letter to all the companies that manufacture or distribute tea regarding slavery and tea plantations of Assam in India
6 March 2014, New Delhi: Global March Against Child Labour a worldwide coalition of civil society, teacher and trade union organisations active in over 140 countries and united in their determination to protect and promote the rights of all children, particularly their freedom from exploitation and promote good quality public […]
A Celebration of Nomadic Culture at GODH Lahore Gypsy Mela
Global March partner organisation in Lahore, Grassroot Organisation for Human Development (GODH), since its inception in 1998 has focused on the neglected and often marginalised indigenous nomadic (Gypsy) children. In order to create an environment of social cohesion and inclusion for these communities, GODH has been organising events to promote […]
11th EFA GMR launched: Teaching and Learning: Achieving Quality for All
With less than a year left for the Education for All goals deadline, it is disturbing to note that none of the six goals would be met by 2015. The 11th‘Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2013/4: Teaching and Learning: Achieving Quality for All’ launched by UNESCO, tracks the progress towards […]
ILO Global Employment Trends 2014- Risk of a Jobless Recovery?
International Labour Organisation (ILO) released its report on Global Employment Trends 2014 providing the latest global and regional information and projections on various indicators of the labour market, including employment, unemployment, working poverty and vulnerable employment. The following are the key highlights in the 120-page report: Global unemployment increased […]
Global March and Partner Organisations Make an Urgent Appeal to Bolivian President
January 24, 2014: Global March Against Child Labour along with its partner organisations and Anti-Slavery International, Human Rights Watch submitted a letter to Bolivian President Evo Morales opposing the discourse to lower the minimum age of employment to 12 (which is 14 at present as per the Children and Adolescent […]
Union Labour Minister on India reaffirms his support for the Child Labour Amendment Bill
January 21, 2014, New Delhi Global March Against Child Labour has for long advocated for amending the anti-child labour law of India. Supporting Global March in this initiative has been its Indian partner organisation Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA). With the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour upholding most of the recommendations […]
Global March’s “Not Made by Children” initiative has been covered in the latest Quarterly Bulletin on Business & Children
Global March’s “Not Made by Children” initiative has been covered in the latest Quarterly Bulletin on Business & Children http://beta.globalmarch.org/quarterly-bulletin-business-and-children-dec-2013.pdf
India gets one step closer to a strong anti-child labour law
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour Submits Report on Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012 The 13th of December, 2013 marked a significant milestone for child rights organisations in India when the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour submitted its report on the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, […]
Child Labourers cannot wait anymore… Global March in follow-up of Brasilia Declaration
December 13, 2013 The 2nd Global Child Labour Conference at The Hague earlier in 2010 had marked the beginning of a journey towards the elimination of the worst forms of child labour by 2016. In the backdrop of ILO pegging the number of child labourers at 168 million world over, […]
Global March partner IDEMI (Panama) calls upon the 7 Presidential candidates of the forthcoming elections to include the well-being of children as a priority in their agends
Global March partner IDEMI (Panama) calls upon the 7 Presidential candidates of the forthcoming elections to include the well-being of children as a priority in their agends http://www.change.org/petitions/act%C3%BAa-con-la-ni%C3%B1ez-para-que-lo…
Global March dedicates International Human Rights Day to ‘Madiba’
Universal Declaration of Human Rights forms the backbone of freedom, justice, peace and equity in the society. It lays down the framework for the Member States of the United Nations to uphold the dignity of all people so that they are able to realise their potential and progressively contribute to […]
Brasil retrocedeu no combate ao trabalho infantil, diz especialista – Kailash Satyarthi’s interview in Folha de S.Paulo
RAQUEL BOCATOCOLABORAÇÃO PARA A FOLHA Líder mundial no trabalho para erradicar o trabalho infantil, o indiano Kailash Satyarthi, 59, diz que o Brasil deu um salto, há alguns anos, na redução do número de crianças nessa situação. Mas que, recentemente, houve um retrocesso, especialmente nas que realizam serviços domésticos e nos […]
“Not Made By Children” – A Toolkit for understanding the realities, responses and responsibilities of stakeholders
22 November 2013The genesis: Supply chains of apparel brands span through the informal sector of several lesser developed and growing economies across the world. There are many tiers beneath the first level garment manufacturers that secure orders from buying houses representing apparel retailers. These tiers comprise of subcontractors and more often […]
Global March echoes the theme of Universal Child Rights Day “Stop Violence Against Children”
November 20 marks the Universal Child Rights Day or Universal Children’s Day. The theme for this year’s Universal Child Rights Day is “Stop Violence against Children”. Although the number of child labourers worldwide has gone down by over one third during the 12 year period beginning 2000, there are 168 […]
Global March raises clarion call for bold, innovative & holistic action against child labour at Global Child Labour Conference in Brasilia
17 October 2013: Global March Against Child Labour marked its prominent presence at the recently held Global Conference on Child Labour in Brazil. The host government had invited Kailash Satyarthi, Chairperson of Global March to represent the civil society fraternity at the opening and closing sessions of the conference. As […]
III Global Child Labour Conference
Strategies to acclerate the elimination of the worst forms of child labour“We have 168 million reasons to be present at this conference in Brasilia” said Guy Ryder, Director General of International Labour Organisation (ILO), while officially inaugurating the III Global Conference on Child Labour 2013 (III GCCL) on October 08, […]
Op-ed On October 11, The International Day of the Girl Child
Have you heard young Meena’s story? Meena, a 17 year old girl was made to work as a child domestic labourer in Delhi away from her hometown in rural India, until she was rescued earlier this year by an NGO. Meena was trafficked 3 years ago from Assam to Delhi […]
Global March to participate in the 3rd Global Conference on Child Labour
Global March Against Child Labour will participate in the III Global Conference on Child Labour which is to be held next week, from 8-10 October 2013 in Brasilia, Brazil. The objective of the III Conference is to take stock of all the actions taken till date in the fight against […]
Pese a la reducción del trabajo infantil, no se cumplirá con las metas del 2016
La Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT ) en su más reciente informe “Medir los procesos del Trabajo Infantil: estimaciones y Tendencias Mundiales entre 2000 y 2012, mide el progreso mundial en la reducción del trabajo infantil. Las nuevas estimaciones del informe indican que 168 millones de niños y niñas en […]
Reduction in child labour, still 2016 goals will not be met
The International Labour Organization (ILO) in the report Marking progress against child labour:Global estimates and trends 2008-2012 measured global progress on the reduction of child labour. The new estimates in the report indicate that 168 million children worldwide are in child labour, which is 11 per cent of the child […]
Human cost of economic crisis
Statement by UN Special Rapporteur on Slavery at the Human Rights and the Financial Crisis in Focus: an expert meeting on promoting a rights-based approach to financial regulation and economic recovery Vienna, 1 July 2013: I would like to that you for convening this important expert discussion. Listening to news […]
March for a free world from child labor
March for a free world from child labor Facebook users will be able to challenge child labor using a novel application Less than a month before the III Global Child Labour Conference is held in Brasilia, from 8th to 10th October; ILO, Telefónica Foundation and Global March Against Child Labour, […]
Children in India march to demand total abolition of child labour
On 29th August 2013, more than 300 children in New Delhi, India supported by adults marched to the Parliament demanding the passage of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, which would prohibit hazardous work for all children below 18 years. It will also ban any employment of children […]
Human and Labour Rights’ Violations in Garment Supply Chains of leading brands
19 August 2013: In the wake of the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh in April 2013, there has been an increasing desire by Australian consumers to know more about how their clothes are produced and how the workers that make them are treated. Most apparel travels through various […]
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) airs its latest documentary on Mr. Kailash Satyarthi’s initiative to rescue child slaves in India
Watch Fighting to Unravel India’s Widespread Child Labor Abuses on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.
Former child bonded labourer awarded Global Education’s Youth Courage Award
New Delhi, 12, July, 2013; “Education and child labour share an inversely proportional relationship with each other. Education for all the children will remain a distant dream unless and until child labour is completely eliminated. For child labour to be completely abolished, free, compulsory and quality education is a must. […]
Despite a series of revelations for the Observer about the brutal conditions in garment factories, companies, western consumers and India are still complicit in turning a blind eye
Admit it. You love cheap clothes. And you don’t care about child slave labour Despite a series of revelations for the Observer about the brutal conditions in garment factories, companies, western consumers and India are still complicit in turning a blind eye Gethin Chamberlain The Observer, Sunday 28 July 2013 Young […]
OP-Ed Article by Mr. Kailash Satyarthi: After Himalayan tsunami, children are at risk, need protection
Kailash Satyarthi, July 6, 2013, DHNS: The worst in Uttarakhand is far from over. What is visible is perhaps known to all but the invisible underbelly that is bloating under the aftermath of the Himalayan tsunami that devastated Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts has placed the children in these […]
Skipping the First Step to End Child Labor?
Laws are not enough to end child labor — we see that every time a new factory is found filled with children who should be in school. But making progress against child labor must begin with banning it. Laws set standards and norms, and affect what people see as acceptable. […]
Post-2015 forward looking, yet not urgent and ambitious
Global March Against Child Labour is the largest worldwide coalition of civil society, teachers and trade union organisations united in their determination to protect and promote the rights of all children, in particular the right to receive a free, meaning and good quality education and to be free from economic […]
Tobacco farmers exploiting child labor
The International Labor Organization, Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance and local NGOs want the government and industry to put a stop to child labor. “It is important that child laborers receive attention because they are often neglected and susceptible to violence from the industries in which they work,” the National […]
The Day of the African Child
Eliminating Harmful Social and Cultural Practices Affecting Children: Our Collective Responsibility The Day of the African Child is observed every year on 16 June by Member States of the African Union (AU), and its partners to commemorate the 1976 uprisings in Soweto, South Africa. The 1976 protest by black school […]
Gordon Brown- Learning, not working: why the ILO report shows we need to do more to tackle domestic labour
By Gordon Brown, June 14, 2013 Ratni is a teenager from the Jharkhand province in the north-east of India. Her family are poor, her chances in life few. When her parents were approached by a friend, offering a better life for their daughter in Delhi – education, paid work – they […]
Former child labourer launches Global March’s new campaign site FREE – Free from Exploitation for Education
Shanti’s presence on June 12th, the World Day Against Child Labour, at the Global March’s office was symbolic. For over three years, Shanti (name changed), a former child labourer was inflicted with pain and abuses, by her employer. She was sold to a family for Rs. 22,000 (~US 400) by […]
Child Domestic Labour- A Modern Form of Feudalism
11 June 2013, Global – The world is on track towards missing most of the deadlines for international commitment of Millennium Development Goals and national commitments for a better future for children. The adults, the world leaders, the governments and the larger society is failing in it commitments made to […]
Indonesia Sets 2020 Goal of Eradicating Child Labor
By Agustiyanti on 8:25 am June 3, 2013.Category Featured, NewsTags: Indonesia child labor, Indonesia economy, Indonesia poverty Still in her uniform, a girl sells newspapers after school in Solo, Central Java. High levels of poverty mean child labor remains widespread in Indonesia. (JG Photo/Ali Lutfi) The government is aiming to put an end to […]
Global March Regional Coordinator GAWU to empower cocoa farms
GAWU to empower cocoa farmers The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) of Trade Union Congress, has developed strategies to promote and to organise cocoa farmers around farm and non-farm economic activities to eliminate child labour. The strategies are to support national efforts towards the elimination of all forms of child […]
Light at the end of the tunnel for missing children of India – a communiqué from the Chairperson of Global March Against Child Labour
Dear Friends, With great pleasure, I share my joy and accomplishment with you. As I write to you, I am holding a copy of the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India that will have far reaching impact on the lives of millions of children. This historic judicial verdict […]
General Comment on “State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children’s rights” by the Committee on the Rights of the Child
Recently, the Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued General Comment No. 16 (2013) on State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children’s rights. Recognising that States have obligations regarding the impact of business activities and operations on children’s rights arising from the Convention on […]
The impact of agricultural trade on labour markets, The impact of agricultural trade on labour markets
A new ILO/UNCTAD book highlights the role of agricultural trade in creating jobs and alleviating poverty around the world. GENEVA – A new book edited by UNCTAD and the International Labour Organization (ILO) stresses that agricultural trade can be an opportunity for creating jobs and alleviating poverty around the […]
National Consultation on Child Trafficking and Child Labour
A two day National Consultation on Child Trafficking and Child Labour brought together all stakeholders involved in the fight against child labour to deliberate upon the tenets of the child labour law, Child Labour (prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, which needs to be amended; in terms of making rehabilitation as […]
Childhoods lost in the gold mines
Childhoods lost in the gold mines In a cramped mine, Théophile, said to be 7, fills a bucket with shards from the walls. The U.N. says as many as a million children work in the mines for as little as $2 a day. (LARRY C. PRICE / For […]
UN Special Envoy on Education agrees to the demand of Global March
April 23, 2013 Washington DC – Mr. Gordon Brown, UN Envoy for Global Education and former Prime Minister of United Kingdom has agreed to include a major demand of Global March Against Child Labour in his agenda for the next UN General Assembly. The Chairperson of Global March, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi […]
Global March presents report “Child Labour in Cocoa Farming in Côte d’Ivoire”
18 April 2013, Washington D.C: Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, Chairperson, Global March Against Child Labour who was in Washington D.C. on the invitation of Mr. Gordon Brown, Education Envoy to UN Secretary General for series of events planned in conjunction to the IMF World Bank Development Committee, presented the latest report […]
Modern-day slavery: an explainer
What is modern-day slavery? About 150 years after most countries banned slavery – Brazil was the last to abolish its participation in the transatlantic slave trade, in 1888 – millions of men, women and children are still enslaved. Contemporary slavery takes many forms, from women forced into prostitution, to child slavery […]
4th International Meeting Against Child Labour in Mexico
The 4th International Meeting Against Child Labour was held recently on 21st March 2013 in Mexico. Organised by Fundación Telefónica in collaboration with ILO, UNESCO – Santiago de Chile Office, and the Government of the State of Mexico, the purpose of the 4th Meeting was to contribute to the Third […]
Trafficking of children for physical exploitation, slavery or practices similar to slavery and servitude is now a crime under the Indian Penal Code
21 March 2013, New Delhi: After a long struggle staged by the civil society organizations and anti child labour organizations, the Parliament of India has passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2013. With the President’s assent, the Bill will be notified as an Act soon. This Bill has replaced the […]
Kailash Satyarthi trae a México su estrategia contra el trabajo infantil
KARLA GARDUÑO Sábado, 16 marzo, 2013 Cerca de 200 millones de niños en el mundo están dejando de vivir su infancia al ser víctimas del trabajo infantil. La problemática toca a todos los países, aunque cada vez importa menos, advierte Kailash Satyarthi, fundador en 1998 de la Marcha Global contra el […]
International Women’s Day: Time to Stop Violence Against Children and Women
8 March 2013 – This year the United Nation’s theme for International Women’s Day is: ‘A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women.’ For millions of girls and women, violence is more than an ‘observance’, it is the harsh reality of everyday. UN Secretary General […]
Family Reunion – Day of Celebration
Gazale Salame and her children returned home to her husband and her two older daughters on Sunday March third. The family had been seperated for 8 long years due to legal and political complications of German Authorities. An increase pressure created by German citizens, foreign NGOs, outspoken Journalists and some […]
Child Labour in Livestock Sector: Unrecognised and Ignored
Child labour in livestock is widespread and largely ignored, accordingly to Food and Organization’s recent publication,Children’s work in the livestock sector: Herding and beyond – the first global study on the subject. Noting that agriculture accounts for the highest proportion of global child labour across economic sectors (60% as per ILO statistics), […]
“Indian child rights organizations demand statutory definition of trafficking, slavery, forced labour and other forms of sexual exploitation”
Bachpan bachao Andolan, Global March Against Child Labour, Apne Aap Women’s Worldwide along with thousands of their child rights partner organizations have demanded that the provisions of defining and criminalizing trafficking, slavery, forced labour and other forms of sexual exploitation as included in the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2013 must […]
Trafficking in person, forced labour and child labour crimes in the Indian Penal Code
4 February 2013, New Delhi: Global March Against Child Labour lauds the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2013 promulgated by the President of India’s signature on 3 February 2013, that not only clearly defines and procedures to deter sexual crimes against women, but also in a landmark first step, includes trafficking […]
Liberia buzzes as latest talks on post-2015 development agenda begin
The bunting has been hung, there is a smell of fresh paint at the airport, and posters dotted around Monrovia suggest something big is happening in the city this week. On Tuesday, the technical sessions of the UN high-level panel (HLP), which has until May to come up with a […]
Trafficking of kids must be made a major offence and 5 years imprisonment for employing child labour recommends Justice J S Verma Committee
ew Delhi, 23 January 2013: “Trafficking of kids must be made a major offence,” recommends Justice J S Verma Committee seeking reforms in the criminal justice system for protection of women and children in its recommendations to the Ministry of Home Affairs in India, and inclusion of child labour as […]
15 years of struggle against child labour: Global March Against Child Labour
15 years of struggle against child labour: Global March Against Child Labour 16 January 2013: Basu, a core marcher of the worldwide physical march against child labour organised in 1998 reflects, “I joined the Global March as the youngest core marcher, all of 9 years then. Today, after 15 years, […]
Make your voice count against child labour, child trafficking and slavery this Human Rights Day
10 December 2012 – This year’s theme for Human Right Day is “My Voice Counts”. This day presents an opportunity, every year, to celebrate human rights, highlight a specific issue, and advocate for the full enjoyment of all human rights by everyone everywhere . Today’s urgent issue of child trafficking […]
Bolivia’s child workers unite to end exploitation
Shining shoes, mining and herding animals among the many jobs done by an estimated 750,000 children between five and 17 Rodrigo Medrano Calle is a Bolivian labour leader who meets and lobbies top government officials for his constituency’s rights. That’s not surprising in a country where pay is often low, […]
SPARC sees Children Act 1991 ambiguous
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 – Quetta—The Protection of the Child Rights (SPARC), Tuesday expressing concern over Employment of Children Act 1991 demanded that ambiguities, anomolies and contradictions in the said Act should be rectified. “The Employment of Children Act 1991 has various confusions as it simultaneously bans and regulates child labour.” The National Manager of SPARC, Child Labour Unit, Gulnaz Zahid, in “Training […]
Fire and death of workers in the Bangladeshi Garment Factory raises serious concerns about workers’ rights and safety
In one of the most devastating fire accidents in the history of apparel industry of Bangladesh at least 112 workers are feared killed during the last weekend. This is not the first incident in Bangladesh. Since 2005 over 700 garment workers have been killed in unsafe workplaces. The apparel retailers […]
Gordon Brown celebrates festival of lights with the children at Mukti Ashram
New Delhi: 08th November 2012: Diwali (the festival of lights in India) became brighter for the children of Mukti Ashram (short term rehabilitation centre of Bachpan Bachao Andolan in Delhi) when the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Mr. Gordon Brown visited it last evening. Mr. Brown expressed his […]
Engaging with small farmers for eliminating agricultural child labour – Kavokiva experience
Across the globe, majority of the children are working in small-scaled, often family-owned farms, making small farmers an important actor and stakeholder to engage with in the fight against child labour working in the agricultural sector. However, small farmers are often missing in the various debates and platforms for eliminating […]
Rallying the global community to put Education First
18 October 2012: Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world, said Nelson Mandela. Each one of us reading this piece can undeniably vouch for the power of education in our own respective lives. Each one of us can say how having gone to […]
10th EFA GMR launched with a focus on putting education to work
16 October 2012: With one in eight young person across the world looking for work, the focus on young people, their education and skills and youth unemployment has gripped the world. In May this year, the International Labour Organization (ILO) called for an urgent investment in opportunities for young people […]
2012 World Day for Decent Work focuses on ‘scarred’ generation of unemployed youth
07 October 2012: Gains in employment rates for young people have been wiped out by the economic crisis. According to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012, it may take 4-5 years before jobs rebound. In the meantime, many of the 75 million unemployed young people […]
International Day of Girl Child: Protecting, promoting, and fulfilling girls’ rights
11 October 2012: Who says girls are weaker section of the society? Girls and young women can not only be an immense source of strength and support for their families and friends, but can also contribute to bringing about positive changes in society. There is no better example of this than that […]
Take a stand for teachers – a stand for education
5th October 2012 – “Take a stand for teachers!” is the slogan of the World Teachers’ Day 2012, which the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is celebrating along with its partners, the International Labour Organization, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Children’s Fund and Education International. Teachers provide an […]
Civil society insights and inputs for a comprehensive child labour rehabilition and education policy
New Delhi, 21 September 2012The Roundtable discussion on Child Labour Free India was organised by Global March Against Child Labour in collaboration with its core partner Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) bringing together Mr A C Pandey, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr Suresh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of […]
India moves to ban all forms of Child Labour
Cabinet approves the new Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibition) Act on 28 August 2012 (accepts the demands of Global March Against Child Labour for a child labour free India) https://youtu.be/N1HNTN2uEQk Union Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge announced the revisions in the Child Labour Law agreeing to the demands at the National Consultation on […]
Government of India set to ban all forms of Child Labour
Government of India set to ban all forms of Child Labour Cabinet likely to approve the new Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibition) Act today New Delhi, August 28th, 2012: In a significant move to curb the rampant spread of child labour across the country, the Government of India is set to ban the […]
Senator Harkin opens the Global March’s International Conference on Child Labour in Agriculture
The First International Conference on Child Labour in Agriculture was opened by Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa). Pathbreaking conference to tackle the urgent problem of child labour in agriculture. Organized by the Global March Against Child Labour, a worldwide movement of NGOs, trade unions including teachers trade unions. Senator Harkin said […]
From Farms and Fields to Classrooms
Sí, se puede “Yes We Can” July 30, 2012, Washington DC; In response to Kailash Satyarthi, Chairperson of Global March Against Child Labour’s closing question on, “Can we have child labour free agricultural products and commodities?” the 159 participants from 39 countries at the International Conference on Child Labour in […]
Guy Ryder elected as ILO Director General
It is indeed a moment of unprecedented joy for Global March Against Child Labour, as its long standing friend Guy Ryder has been elected as the Tenth Director- General of International Labour Organization (ILO). Congratulating the new Director General, the Chairperson of Global March, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi recalled “Guy has […]
Workers’ Organizer at Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity (BCWS) brutally tortured and killed
10 April 2012: In an unfortunate sequence of events Aminul Islam, Worker Organizer and a Bangladeshi Labour Rights’ activist at Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity (BCWS) went missing on Wednesday, 4th April and was later found dead on Saturday 07th April. His dead body bore signs of brutal torture. Earlier […]
Children forced into beggary and coerced to produce earnings
9 April 2012: Beggars are now part of urban streets in many countries in Europe, Africa, India, Bangladesh, and others. The passer-by is mistaken that they are willingly begging due the difficult financial conditions at their home, so giving them loose change would help provide for basic necessities at their […]
Bricks from Afghanistan and Coltan and Cassiterite from DRC suspected of forced or child labour
On 3 April 2012, a final determination revised the list required by Executive Order 13126 (“Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor”), in accordance with the “Procedural Guidelines for the Maintenance of the List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured […]
Renewal of international cocoa agreement
European members of Parliaments show a ray of hope for eliminating child labour in cocoa farming 16 March 2012: In a major breakthrough, the Members of European Parliament on Wednesday March 14, 2012, gave consent by way of passing a resolution to renew the International Cocoa Agreement on production and […]
Stop the execution of Professor Abdolreza Ghanbari
Core Labour Standards & Human Rights under attack in Iran 14 March 2012: The Global March Against Child Labour with Education International (EI) and International Trade Union Congress (ITUC) at the cornerstone of its existence earnestly appeals all its members, partners and supporters to request the authorities of the Islamic […]
Social Protection Floor – Post-2015 discussions gain momentum
13 March 2012, New Delhi: The “Social Protection Floor” (SPF) is a basic set of social rights, services and facilities that every person should enjoy. The United Nations suggests that a social protection floor could possibly consist of two main elements that help to realize human rights: a) Services: Geographical […]
USDOL’s ‘parental exemption’ for child labour in agriculture
12 March 2012, New Delhi: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)’s Wage and Hour Division owing to pressure from farm groups has recently decided to re-propose ‘parental exemption’ for child labour engaged in agriculture in the U.S. The parental exemption allows children of any age who are employed by their […]
Starting with the girls to empower rural communities to end hunger and poverty
08 March 2012: The Global March Against Child Labour is using International Women’s Day to bring spotlight on the girls in rural communities working as child labourers and missing out on an education. Amina is nine years old and for the last two years she has been working picking peanuts […]
The plight of children in an urban world
16 March 2012: UNICEF has recently released a report on state of children in an urban world. Over half the world’s people – including more than a billion children now live in cities and towns. While cities have long been associated with employment, development and economic growth, hundreds of millions […]
Financial Transaction Tax – It’s Back and Hopefully to Stay!
The debate on financial transaction tax (FTT) has once again been revived with French President, Nicolas Sarkozy’s recent announcement to introduce the same in the nation’s economy in August this year. Although seen by many as an election gimmick, the 0.1% tax that will be applicable to the purchase of […]
Child Labourers Killed in Lahore as Illegal Factory Caves Down after an Explosion
Monday was unfortunate for the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore where a factory illegally making veterinary medicines collapsed killing at least 10 women and three children. The blast at the three-storey building is believed to have been caused by a gas leak. As the rescue work at the site continues […]
Timothy (Tim) Ryan to represent Child Labour Coalition in the Governing Board of Global March Against Child Labour
Global March is pleased to announce that Mr. Timothy (Tim) Ryan, the Asia Regional Program Director for the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (“Solidarity Center”) has been unanimously elected to replace Ms Helen Toth of the Child Labor Coalition (CLC) in the Governing Board of Global March Against Child […]
Delay in Ratification of ILO Conventions 138 and 182 by Government of India Tarnishing Nation’s Image
Earlier in January this year, Union Minister of Labour and Employment Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge, chaired the first meeting of the newly constituted Central Advisory Board on Child Labour. Citing child labour as a matter of grave concern staring in the face of our country, Mr. Kharge said that Ministry of […]
Children engaged in unsafe mining
According to Human Right Watch Report A Poisonous Mix Child Labor, Mercury, and Artisanal Gold Mining in Malipublished in December 2011 it is estimated that between 20,000 and 40,000 children work in Mali’s artisanal gold mining sector. Many of them start working as young as six years old. These children are subjected […]
76 countries rank high in child labour violations
A large number of 76 countries have been classified as ‘extremely risky’ in terms of child labour complicity for global companies on the Child Labour Index 2012 as per the recent annual study on human rights violations conducted by UK-based risk analysis firm Maplecroft. This represents an increase in global […]
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act 2010
The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 has drawn the focus of enterprises towards eliminating human trafficking within their spheres of impact. The law calls for greater supply chain accountability by requiring every retail seller and manufacturer doing business in California and having annual worldwide gross receipts that […]
Resources for public education and health eaten by global corporations
The world has enough for everybody’s need but not enough for everybody’s greed, said Mahatma Gandhi. A similar emotion evokes a new study by Education International Research Institute – Global Corporate Taxation and Resources for Quality Public Services which has shown that a fortune worth trillions of dollars lost annually […]
Resources for public education and health eaten by global corporations
The world has enough for everybody’s need but not enough for everybody’s greed, said Mahatma Gandhi. A similar emotion evokes a new study by Education International Research Institute – Global Corporate Taxation and Resources for Quality Public Services which has shown that a fortune worth trillions of dollars lost annually due to tax […]
Children and students tortured in Pakistani seminary, Global March demands immediate closure of the system of brutalisation
Pakistani police rescued 53 students including children as young as seven years, chained from a warren of rooms in a madrassa (seminary) during a raid in Karachi. The students said they were beaten up mercilessly, kept in chains, deprived of food and tortured. The students were warned that any one […]
MISSING CHILDREN OF INDIA
A reflection upon increasing societal apathy and systemic failure of the law enforcement agencies Download Synopsis | Buy Online On 08th December 2011, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) launched its latest research report “Missing Children of India”. This report is a compilation of the data collected from official agencies like National Crime Record […]
MISSING CHILDREN OF INDIA
A reflection upon increasing societal apathy and systemic failure of the law enforcement agencies On 08th December 2011, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) launched its latest research report “Missing Children of India”. This report is a compilation of the data collected from official agencies like National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), the National […]
Aid for Education: Miles to go!?
The good news first! International aid for basic education has increased from 2008 to 2009 to reach around US$ 5.6 billion reports the Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report’s team in their findings on trends in aid to education from 2002 to 2009. The sad news is that this […]
Aid for Education: Miles to go!?
The good news first! International aid for basic education has increased from 2008 to 2009 to reach around US$ 5.6 billion reports the Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report’s team in their findings on trends in aid to education from 2002 to 2009. The sad news is that this […]
Child Labour in the Cocoa Farms of Ivory Coast and Ghana
In 2010, findings of a research commissioned by Tulane University under a grant by the US Government showed that a staggering 1.8 million children aged 5 to 17 years work in cocoa farms of Ivory Coast and Ghana at the cost of their physical, emotional, cognitive and moral well being. […]
Child Labour in the Cocoa Farms of Ivory Coast and Ghana
In 2010, findings of a research commissioned by Tulane University under a grant by the US Government showed that a staggering 1.8 million children aged 5 to 17 years work in cocoa farms of Ivory Coast and Ghana at the cost of their physical, emotional, cognitive and moral well being. […]
Children and students tortured in Pakistani seminary
Global March demands immediate closure of the system of brutalisation Pakistani police rescued 53 students including children as young as seven years, chained from a warren of rooms in a madrassa (seminary) during a raid in Karachi. The students said they were beaten up mercilessly, kept in chains, deprived […]
“Getting to Zero” Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination, Zero AIDS-related deaths – World AIDS Day 2011
The Global March Against Child Labour is preparing to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1, joining millions around the world in support of this year’s theme, “Getting to Zero. Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths.” World AIDS Day comes close on the heels of the […]
“Getting to Zero”
Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination, Zero AIDS-related deaths – World AIDS Day 2011 The Global March Against Child Labour is preparing to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1, joining millions around the world in support of this year’s theme, “Getting to Zero. Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination […]
“Getting to Zero” Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination, Zero AIDS-related deaths – World AIDS Day 2011
The Global March Against Child Labour is preparing to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1, joining millions around the world in support of this year’s theme, “Getting to Zero. Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths.” World AIDS Day comes close on the heels of the […]
“First steps on the long walk to school”
Civil society welcomes GPE announcements in Copenhagen 8th November 2011, Copenhagen “The Global Campaign for Education welcomes the renewed commitment and energy shown in Copenhagen towards a revived education compact – in the form of the new Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Over $1.5 billion was announced for GPE over […]
“First steps on the long walk to school” Civil society welcomes GPE announcements in Copenhagen
8th November 2011, Copenhagen “The Global Campaign for Education welcomes the renewed commitment and energy shown in Copenhagen towards a revived education compact – in the form of the new Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Over $1.5 billion was announced for GPE over the next three years, which lays a […]
“First steps on the long walk to school” Civil society welcomes GPE announcements in Copenhagen
8th November 2011, Copenhagen “The Global Campaign for Education welcomes the renewed commitment and energy shown in Copenhagen towards a revived education compact – in the form of the new Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Over $1.5 billion was announced for GPE over the next three years, which lays a […]
Human Trafficking on a rise in India, no data on crime available
1 Nov. 2011, New Delhi: The crime against vulnerable sections of society, including women and children is on rise, as suggested by the latest data released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The offenses pertaining to kidnapping and abduction of children, procurement of minor girls, buying or selling of girls for prostitution […]
Human Trafficking on a rise in India, no data on crime available
1 Nov. 2011, New Delhi: The crime against vulnerable sections of society, including women and children is on rise, as suggested by the latest data released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The offenses pertaining to kidnapping and abduction of children, procurement of minor girls, buying or selling of girls for prostitution […]
Human Trafficking on a rise in India, no data on crime available
1 Nov. 2011, New Delhi: The crime against vulnerable sections of society, including women and children is on rise, as suggested by the latest data released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The offenses pertaining to kidnapping and abduction of children, procurement of minor girls, buying or selling of girls for prostitution […]
Recruitment of new Head of Policy
The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is a civil society movement that aims to end the global education crisis. Together we hold governments to account for their promises repeatedly made to provide Education for All. The GCE’s mission is to make sure that governments act now to deliver the right […]
Recruitment of new Head of Policy
The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is a civil society movement that aims to end the global education crisis. Together we hold governments to account for their promises repeatedly made to provide Education for All. The GCE’s mission is to make sure that governments act now to deliver the right […]
US DOL releases second updated list of goods produced by child labour or forced labour
On October 3, 2011, the Bureau of International Labour Affairs (ILAB) of the U.S. Department of Labour published the second update of the list of goods produced by child labour or forced labour as mandated by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005. Goods from countries that ILAB […]
Another young victim of State directed child labour in Uzbekistan
The Uzbekistan regime has long received wide criticism for its coercive policy of using child labour during her cotton harvests every year. The recent case of 13 year-old Bakhodir, is such a child labourer who fell into coma after being hit by a car has become another reason for this […]
Another young victim of State directed child labour in Uzbekistan
The Uzbekistan regime has long received wide criticism for its coercive policy of using child labour during her cotton harvests every year. The recent case of 13 year-old Bakhodir, is such a child labourer who fell into coma after being hit by a car has become another reason for this […]
Education International reinforces its position against child labour
Global March member Education International (EI) has recently published the resolutions adopted at its 6th World Congress held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 22 to 26 July 2011, for download from its web site. Among its key policy statements is a resolution on child labour the lack of adequate […]
Education International reinforces its position against child labour
Global March member Education International (EI) has recently published the resolutions adopted at its 6th World Congress held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 22 to 26 July 2011, for download from its web site. Among its key policy statements is a resolution on child labour the lack of adequate […]
Education under attack: GCE Newsletter September 2011
The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) has recently published its latest e-newsletter and has raised concerns over the growing level of attacks on education around the world by various governments, including Chile, Malawi and Bahrain. GCE President Ms Camilla Croso refers to the protests by students, teachers and society generally […]
Education under attack: GCE Newsletter September 2011
The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) has recently published its latest e-newsletter and has raised concerns over the growing level of attacks on education around the world by various governments, including Chile, Malawi and Bahrain. GCE President Ms Camilla Croso refers to the protests by students, teachers and society generally […]
Calls for support to students in Chile
October 2011: Global March members and partners will have seen or read international media reports of the growing protests in Chile involving students, teachers and members of the public alike demanding free public education and an end to profit in both secondary and higher education. The protests have been going on […]
Calls for support to students in Chile
October 2011: Global March members and partners will have seen or read international media reports of the growing protests in Chile involving students, teachers and members of the public alike demanding free public education and an end to profit in both secondary and higher education. The protests have been going on […]
EU blocks Uzbek textiles over child labour
Brussels, Belgium, 4 October 2011: European Union (EU) lawmakers have rejected a trade deal that would have made it easier for Uzbekistan to export textiles to Europe, citing objections to the country’s continued use of child labour in its cotton harvests. The European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee unanimously voted against the […]
EU blocks Uzbek textiles over child labour
Brussels, Belgium, 4 October 2011: European Union (EU) lawmakers have rejected a trade deal that would have made it easier for Uzbekistan to export textiles to Europe, citing objections to the country’s continued use of child labour in its cotton harvests. The European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee unanimously voted against the […]
7 October: World Day for Decent Work 2011
7 October 2011: Since 2008, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has been organising the “World Day for Decent Work (WDDW)” on 7 October each year. The aim has been to establish a day for trade union mobilisation all over the world – a day when all trade unions across […]
World Teachers’ Day 2011: Teachers for Gender Equality
5 October 2011: Since 1994, World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on 5 October each year. It is an opportunity for UNESCO and Education International (EI) to promote the profession and its relevant international standards and for the rest of the world to celebrate all teachers around the world and the incredible […]
7 October: World Day for Decent Work 2011
7 October 2011: Since 2008, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has been organising the “World Day for Decent Work (WDDW)” on 7 October each year. The aim has been to establish a day for trade union mobilisation all over the world – a day when all trade unions across […]
World Teachers’ Day 2011: Teachers for Gender Equality
5 October 2011: Since 1994, World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on 5 October each year. It is an opportunity for UNESCO and Education International (EI) to promote the profession and its relevant international standards and for the rest of the world to celebrate all teachers around the world and the incredible […]
US DOL releases second updated list of goods produced by child labour or forced labour
On October 3, 2011, the Bureau of International Labour Affairs (ILAB) of the U.S. Department of Labour published the second update of the list of goods produced by child labour or forced labour as mandated by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005. Goods from countries that ILAB […]
Global Unions call on G20 to promote jobs and social protection
As the global economy grapples with the second wave of recession, the employment and labour ministers of the G20 nations met in Paris on 26-27 September 2011 to discuss how to address the challenges created by the financial crisis. In a statement addressed to the G20 meeting, Ms Sharan Burrow, […]
Global Unions call on G20 to promote jobs and social protection
As the global economy grapples with the second wave of recession, the employment and labour ministers of the G20 nations met in Paris on 26-27 September 2011 to discuss how to address the challenges created by the financial crisis. In a statement addressed to the G20 meeting, Ms Sharan Burrow, […]
ITUC releases report on core labour standards in India
16 September 2011: Global March’s Governing Body member International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released a report “Internationally Recognised Core Labour Standards in India, Report for the WTO General Council Review of the Trade Polices in India (Geneva, 14 and 16 September 2011). India has ratified only four core ILO labour Conventions. […]
ITUC releases report on core labour standards in India
16 September 2011: Global March’s Governing Body member International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released a report “Internationally Recognised Core Labour Standards in India, Report for the WTO General Council Review of the Trade Polices in India (Geneva, 14 and 16 September 2011). India has ratified only four core ILO labour Conventions. […]
Decent work for cocoa farmers
The incidence of child labour is inextricably linked to the denial of decent working conditions for adults. A parent enjoying decent working conditions, including a living wage, is less likely to send children to work to contribute to family income than a worker whose fundamental rights are violated. “Decent working […]
Decent work for cocoa farmers
The incidence of child labour is inextricably linked to the denial of decent working conditions for adults. A parent enjoying decent working conditions, including a living wage, is less likely to send children to work to contribute to family income than a worker whose fundamental rights are violated. “Decent working […]
International Literacy Day: 8th September 2011
New Delhi, 8 September 2011: This year, International Literacy Day, celebrated worldwide on 8 September, is focusing on the link between literacy and peace. Children are not responsible for war, yet it robs them of their childhood. Wars and conflicts leave a trail of destruction behind them, especially for innocent children […]
International Literacy Day: 8th September 2011
New Delhi, 8 September 2011: This year, International Literacy Day, celebrated worldwide on 8 September, is focusing on the link between literacy and peace. Children are not responsible for war, yet it robs them of their childhood. Wars and conflicts leave a trail of destruction behind them, especially for innocent children […]
Disney, Mattel and Wal-mart toy-maker accused of child labour
Delhi, September 2011: A number of articles in the international media over recent days have referenced an investigative report by Hong Kong based non-profit organisation Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) after a toy-manufacturing supplier “Sturdy Products” was found to be using employees in sweatshop conditions, including child labour, to make toy […]
Disney, Mattel and Wal-mart toy-maker accused of child labour
Delhi, September 2011: A number of articles in the international media over recent days have referenced an investigative report by Hong Kong based non-profit organisation Students and Scholars against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) after a toy-manufacturing supplier “Sturdy Products” was found to be using employees in sweatshop conditions, including child labour, to make toy […]
Death of Two 14-Year-Old Girls in an Illinois Field Underscores the Need for an Overhaul of U.S. Child Labor Laws – Groups Condemn New Laws that Weaken Protections for Young Workers in States
A Joint Press Release of the Child Labor Coalition and the Global March Against Child Labor For release: August 1, 2011 Contacts: Reid Maki, Coordinator, Child Labor Coalition (202) 207-2820, reidm@nclnet.org & Nick Grisewood, Executive Director, Global March +353 61921685, nick@globalmarch.org Washington, DC – The tragic death of two 14-year-old girls while detasseling corn in […]
Global Trade Union Alliance to Combat Forced Labour and Trafficking
Global March is pleased to inform members and partners of the online newsletter “Emancipate” published by its Governing Board member, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). “Emancipate” is a regular newsflash from the Global Trade Union Alliance to Combat Forced Labour and Trafficking. The regular e-newsletter includes a broad range […]
Global Trade Union Alliance to Combat Forced Labour and Trafficking
Global March is pleased to inform members and partners of the online newsletter “Emancipate” published by its Governing Board member, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). “Emancipate” is a regular newsflash from the Global Trade Union Alliance to Combat Forced Labour and Trafficking. The regular e-newsletter includes a broad range […]
Civil Society Education Fund launches e-bulletin
In 2009, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) launched the Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF), a global initiative to support civil society organisations in fulfilling the roles defined within the Dakar Framework for Action on Education For All. The fund also links into country-level processes of the Fast-Track Initiative (FTI) […]
Civil Society Education Fund launches e-bulletin
In 2009, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) launched the Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF), a global initiative to support civil society organisations in fulfilling the roles defined within the Dakar Framework for Action on Education For All. The fund also links into country-level processes of the Fast-Track Initiative (FTI) […]
Retail fashion chain Zara under investigation for sweatshop in Brazil
New Delhi, 20 August 2011: A number of articles in the international media over recent days have reported on an investigation by Brazil’s Ministry of Labour into the Spanish retail fashion chain Zara after a contractor in São Paulo was found to be using employees in sweatshop conditions to make […]
Retail fashion chain Zara under investigation for sweatshop in Brazil
New Delhi, 20 August 2011: A number of articles in the international media over recent days have reported on an investigation by Brazil’s Ministry of Labour into the Spanish retail fashion chain Zara after a contractor in São Paulo was found to be using employees in sweatshop conditions to make garments […]
End the persecution of students and teachers in Bahrain
15 August 2011: Global March has been concerned by information received in recent weeks from Education International (EI) and the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) over the on-going persecution and imprisonment of teachers and students for expressing their opinion in Bahrain. EI, together with Amnesty International, has called on its member […]
Persecution of civil society and education campaigners in Malawi
16 August 2011: Global March is concerned following a report from the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) over challenges facing civil society organisations in Malawi. It would appear that members of the education coalition CSCQBE (the Civil Society Coalition for Quality Basic Education) are now facing prolonged and unprecedented discrimination […]
Concern over child labour in agriculture in USA
5 August 2011: Human Rights Watch (HRW), a member of the US Child Labor Coalition (part of the Global March network), has written to US Secretary of Labor Ms Hilda Solis regarding new 2010 data on child labour enforcement in agriculture in the USA. The new data shows that despite an overall increase […]
Concern over child labour in agriculture in USA
5 August 2011: Human Rights Watch (HRW), a member of the US Child Labor Coalition (part of the Global March network), has written to US Secretary of Labor Ms Hilda Solis regarding new 2010 data on child labour enforcement in agriculture in the USA. The new data shows that despite an overall increase […]
Global March joins UN Global Compact
New Delhi, 12 August 2011: Global March is pleased to announce that it has joined the register of participants of the United Nations Global Compact. The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative. Participants join because they share the conviction that business practices rooted in universal […]
Global March joins UN Global Compact
New Delhi, 12 August 2011: Global March is pleased to announce that it has joined the register of participants of the United Nations Global Compact. The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative. Participants join because they share the conviction that business practices rooted in universal […]
Niños y niñas comunicadores: agentes de cambio
Reunión de Red ANDI AL en Costa Rica La Red Andi es una agencia de movilización y capacitación de periodistas para la promoción de Derechos de la niñez y la adolescencia. La voz de la niñez y la adolescencia, como motor de cambio y fuentes de información. Adolescentes de […]
Niños y niñas comunicadores: agentes de cambio
Reunión de Red ANDI AL en Costa Rica La Red Andi es una agencia de movilización y capacitación de periodistas para la promoción de Derechos de la niñez y la adolescencia. La voz de la niñez y la adolescencia, como motor de cambio y fuentes de información. Adolescentes de Alajuelita y […]
New positions available in Global Campaign for Education
The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is looking for two new staff members to be located in its secretariat in Johannesburg, South Africa: Head of Policy which is an open-ended contract and the application deadline is 5 September 2011. Click here for the detailed job advert and click here for job profile. Accountant for the […]
LO Norway in mourning for lost labour youth
On 22 July 2011, Norway was devastated by a terrible attack on government buildings in Oslo and a massacre of young people taking part in a youth summer camp for the labour movement on the island of Utøya. As was the case with the entire international community, Global March was […]
LO Norway in mourning for lost labour youth
On 22 July 2011, Norway was devastated by a terrible attack on government buildings in Oslo and a massacre of young people taking part in a youth summer camp for the labour movement on the island of Utøya. As was the case with the entire international community, Global March was […]
Death of Two 14-Year-Old Girls in an Illinois Field Underscores the Need for an Overhaul of U.S. Child Labor Laws – Groups Condemn New Laws that Weaken Protections for Young Workers in States
For release: August 1, 2011 Contacts: Reid Maki, Coordinator, Child Labor Coalition (202) 207-2820, reidm@nclnet.org & Nick Grisewood, Executive Director, Global March +353 61921685, nick@globalmarch.org Washington, DC – The tragic death of two 14-year-old girls while detasseling corn in Tampico, Illinois last week stands as a painful reminder that U.S. child labor laws are inadequate […]
New Complaints Mechanism for Children’s Rights Violations
On 17 June 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted the final draft optional protocol on a communications procedure for children’s rights violations crafted by an intergovernmental working group over ten days in December 2010 and February 2011. The new protocol will enable the Committee on the Rights of […]
New Complaints Mechanism for Children’s Rights Violations
On 17 June 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted the final draft optional protocol on a communications procedure for children’s rights violations crafted by an intergovernmental working group over ten days in December 2010 and February 2011. The new protocol will enable the Committee on the Rights of […]
United Nations Anti-Trafficking Unit delving deeper into this issue
Vienna, Austria – Human trafficking for forced labor might be a greater problem than the more widely known problem of trafficking for sexual exploitation, says Kristiina Kangaspunta, the chief of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit for the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) “We don’t know that much about forced […]
Vulnerable groups and pesticides exposure
Geneva, 22 June 2011: The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will highlight the impact of pesticides exposure on child labourers in agriculture during an international conference to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 22 June 2011. The panel on “Vulnerable groups and pesticides exposure: […]
Vulnerable groups and pesticides exposure
Geneva, 22 June 2011 The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will highlight the impact of pesticides exposure on child labourers in agriculture during an international conference to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 22 June 2011. The panel on “Vulnerable groups and pesticides […]
International Day of the African Child: 16 June 2011
The International Day of the African Child is celebrated all over the world on 16 June. On this day in 1976, thousands of schoolchildren took to the streets of Soweto, South Africa. In a march more than half a mile long, they protested the inferior quality of their education and […]
New ILO Report on Children in Hazardous Work
Geneva, 10th June 2011: To coincide with the 2011 World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June and its theme of hazardous work, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new report on the issue which underscores what is already known about hazardous child labour, what can be done to […]
New ILO Report on Children in Hazardous Work
Geneva, 10th June 2011: To coincide with the 2011 World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June and its theme of hazardous work, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new report on the issue which underscores what is already known about hazardous child labour, what can be done to […]
Recognition for India’s invisible workers
Domestic workers play an important role in the economy and they allow others to go out and earn money. Yet they remain invisible, unprotected and their contribution is often not recognised. New Delhi, India: Kuwari’s face lights up with pride as she writes her name in English. Born into […]
Recognition for India’s invisible workers
Domestic workers play an important role in the economy and they allow others to go out and earn money. Yet they remain invisible, unprotected and their contribution is often not recognised. New Delhi, India: Kuwari’s face lights up with pride as she writes her name in English. Born into […]
European Parliament adopts resolution on domestic work convention
Global March welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of a resolution on the proposed International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention and Recommendation on the domestic work sector that is expected to be adopted by the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16 June 2011. The resolution was adopted […]
ITUC publishes new global survey on violation of trade union rights
8 June 2011: Global March Governing Board member the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has published its 2010 Annual of Violations of Trade Union Rights. Colombia and the Americas maintain the lead in a grim record of murder and repression of workers involved in trade union activities in the latest world […]
World Day Against Child Labour 2011: Human Rights Watch urges adoption of new ILO convention on Domestic Work
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is one of the world’s leading independent organisations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, the organisation aims to give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. HRW conducts rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, […]
Former child domestic worker addresses ILO committee on new convention
Geneva, 2 June 2011: Global March has launched a major online campaign to lobby for support for the proposed new convention on the domestic work sector at the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) annual conference (ILC) being held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1 to 17 June 2011. As part of this campaign, […]
International Day of the African Child: 16 June 2011
The International Day of the African Child is celebrated all over the world on 16 June. On this day in 1976, thousands of schoolchildren took to the streets of Soweto, South Africa. In a march more than half a mile long, they protested the inferior quality of their education and […]
Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco-growing
The Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco-growing (ECLT) Foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland, has recently published its annual report for 2010. The report describes its programmes and achievements in five tobacco-growing countries in Central Asia and Africa: Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. It also sets out its new strategic plan of action […]
G8: Freedom and democracy highlights but development promises still languish
The Leaders of the G8 countries met in Deauville, France on 26 and 27 May 2011 and reaffirmed their commitments to the values of freedom and democracy, and their universality in the G8 Declaration on Renewed Commitment for Freedom and Democracy, May 2011. G8 leaders envisaged financial aid of some $40 […]
International Consultation on Roadmap 2016 and the Garment-Manufacturing Sector
Nearly 100 representatives from multinational garment corporations, social audit firms, garment manufacturers, trade unions, civil society, government agencies and the United Nations attended the International Consultation on Roadmap 2016 and the Garment-Manufacturing Sector organised by Global March Against Child Labour. The one-day consultation was held in New Delhi, India, on 11 May 2011 […]
Message from GCE President on Gender Equality in Education
Newly elected President of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) Ms Camilla Croso has written to all GCE members regarding the critical issue of gender equality in all aspects of education, marking the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day in 2011 (held on 8th March). Ensuring gender equality in education […]
Signs of growth in child labour emerge in Colombia
2 May 2011: According to a report by the non-profit communications agency PANDI in Colombia, the country experienced a sharp rise in the volume of child workers between 2007 and 2009, with a growth of around 35 per cent. The report cites figures issued by DANE, the national statistics agency, […]
Final report on public and private activities to eliminate child labour in cocoa
“Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labour in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana” is a four and a half year project spearheaded by the Payson Center for International Development at Tulane University, USA, and financed by the U.S. Department of […]
Global March welcomes new Indonesian anti-trafficking law
7th April 2011: Global March has welcomed the news that the government of Indonesia has passed a long-awaited law against trafficking. Under the new law, those found guilty of helping to transport illegal migrants into the country could now face prison terms of up to 15 years and a large fine. […]
Child labour on the rise in Zimbabwe
23 March 2011: Global March is concerned at further reports of an increase in the incidence of child labour in Zimbabwe. According to a recent article in a national newspaper, the Family Aids Caring Trust (FACT), a civil society organisation operating in the country, claims that nearly 60 per cent of […]
Never Work Alone: Trade unions and civil society fighting against slavery and trafficking
Global March member, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), has joined forces with Anti-Slavery International (ASI) to produce a new guide for trade unions and civil society organisations in combating modern-day slavery and trafficking of workers. In introducing the guide, the heads of ITUC and ASI point out that: “Under […]
Global March condemns attack on child rights activists in Delhi
17 March 2011, New Delhi: Global March has learned that Chairperson Kailash Satyarthi and four other child rights activists have been injured during a rescue effort to save child bonded labourers from zari embroidery units in an area of New Delhi, India. The BBA rescue team, led by BBA Founder Kailash […]
Numbers of street children grows worldwide
14 March 2011: If we spent one second naming all the street children in the world it would take more than 3 years to name them all. The number of children living and working on the streets worldwide is now estimated at over 100 million, according to the UN Human Rights […]
Ivory Coast descends into humanitarian crisis
14 March 2011: As each news bulletin emerges on the continuing crisis in Ivory Coast, the greater the concern for the future of this once stable and potentially prosperous West African nation. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that more than 450,000 people have fled their homes […]
Global March expresses solidarity with teachers in USA
04 March 2011: Global March is concerned at the news emerging from the USA in recent weeks regarding the budgetary action being put forward in several states which would strip the fundamental collective bargaining rights of hundreds of thousands of state employees, including teachers. At a time when the world acknowledges […]
Dark underbelly of cottonseed production in India
India has the distinction of having the largest area under cotton cultivation in the world and has been a pioneer in developing hybrid cotton seeds for commercial use. The Indian cotton seed industry is also marked by a high proportion of child labour among its workforce.1 The genetically modified BT cotton […]
Agricultural Workers’ Union of Liberia receives Iqbal Masih Award
In 2009, the United States Congress established the Iqbal Masih Award to acknowledge the efforts of particular organisations around the world which have contributed significantly to the promotion and protection of children’s rights. The award was established to ensure that the spirit of Iqbal Masih would live on. Iqbal Masih […]
Child labour growing in Apple supply chain
16 February 2011: The Apple Supplier Responsibility 2011 Progress Report admits that, in 2010, 91 cases of child labour were recorded during its own audits at factories in China assembling the popular gadgets marketed by the US consumer electronic giant. It mentions “our audits of 127 facilities revealed 10 Chinese factories […]
US students lend their voice to “Slavery Still Exists” campaign
Inspired by the “Slavery Still Exists” Photo Campaign launched by the anti-slavery and trafficking organisation Polaris Project in 2005 in the US, a group of students from Stevenson University in Maryland, USA, have applied a similar photo-based campaign to raise awareness on slavery and trafficking through social networks such as […]
EFA Mid-Decade Assessment and Mid-Term Policy Review
The UNESCO regional office in Bangkok has recently announced the publication of the findings of the “Asia-Pacific Education For All Mid-Decade Assessment and Mid-Term Policy Review (MDA and MTR) Evaluation”. Carried out from 2006-2009, these processes focused on building capacities of countries in the region to review progress and challenges […]
Child labour risk for internally displaced children in Ivory Coast
Social unrest in the wake presidential election violence in Ivory Coast has compelled thousands of people to flee the region and take refuge in the districts of Danané, Binhouye and Zouan-Hounien or spilling over into neighbouring Liberia. UNICEF estimates that that the effects of the political crisis on human displacement […]
Rising food prices and impact on children
The current spike in global food prices is attracting attention globally but not to the extent that it requires. World food prices surged to a new historic peak in January, for the seventh consecutive month, according to the updated Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index, a commodity basket that […]
Governing Board member appointed to UN Trafficking Trust Fund
Global March is pleased to announce the appointment of Governing Board member Ms Virginia Murillo Herrera, President of the Costa Rican Chapter of Defence for Children International (DCI), to the Board of Trustees of the UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking. The Trust Fund was established by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon […]
Rising food prices and impact on children
The current spike in global food prices is attracting attention globally but not to the extent that it requires. World food prices surged to a new historic peak in January, for the seventh consecutive month, according to the updated Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index, a commodity basket that […]
National Floor Level : Minimum Wage in India
There are 340 million workers in the unorganised sector in India who are not covered by any social security measures, including the Minimum Wage Act 1948. In order to have a uniform wage structure and to reduce the disparity in minimum wages across the country, a concept of National Floor […]
Tackling child labour in tobacco farming in Malawi
Former Global March intern, George Mwika Kayange, is calling on the government of Malawi to table the long-awaited Tobacco Tenancy Bill during the forthcoming sitting of the country’s parliament. Labour Minister Yunus Mussa hinted at such a development in an interview in national newspapers earlier this month and the Child […]
Human Rights Watch World Report 2011: A Façade of Action
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published its 21st Annual World Report summarising human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2010 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with domestic human rights activists. According to HRW, with increasing […]
Global March celebrates its 13th anniversary
17 January 2011: Thirteen years after setting out from Manila on a worldwide movement against child labour, the Global March marks its anniversary today with the goal of building on important developments in 2010 in raising the profile of child labour on the international development agenda. Since its launch on […]
Speak Up – Stop Discrimination!
The international community observes Human Rights Day every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. When the General Assembly adopted the Declaration, it was proclaimed as a “common standard of achievement for all peoples and […]
Concern over situation in Ivory Coast as UN pulls out
7 December 2010: Faced with rising political and civil tensions in Ivory Coast following the dramatic outcome of the presidential election, the United Nations has today announced a withdrawal of non-essential staff from various agencies into neighbouring Gambia and Senegal. Some multinational companies, including cocoa exporters, have also withdrawn some […]
Marking the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 2, 2010: The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is annually observed on December 2 to remind people that modern slavery works against human rights. The day also encourages people to put meaning to the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that “no […]
European multinationals attack minimum wage in Vietnam
The General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Mr John Monks has described as “totally unacceptable” the position of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) threatening withdrawal of European investment in the country if minimum wages are raised. The General Secretary of the International Trade Union […]
Global South-South Development Expo 2010 concludes at ILO
For over 30 years, South-South Cooperation (SSC) has been part of the UN strategy for advancing regional development agendas in the South. Enabling developing countries to take greater control of regional and national progress, it is now more critical than ever as the world tackles challenges such as food insecurity, […]
Child labour in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Global March Board member, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released a report on 24 November 2010 on the situation of core labour standards in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The release was timed to coincide with the review of the trade policies of the DRC by the General Council of […]
Light for Rights – World AIDS Day 2010
This year’s World AIDS Day will continue to reinforce the vital issue of the need to respect the fundamental human rights of those living with HIV/AIDS and tackle discrimination where it may occur in communities, in the workplace and in society in general. World AIDS Day comes close on the […]
World Social Security Report
A new report by the International Labour Office (ILO) says that while social security measures have played a critical role in reducing the social impact of economic crises both now and in the past, basic social security coverage remains out of reach for most of the world, especially in low-income […]
Serious ongoing rights violations in Papua New Guinea
Serious and continued violations of fundamental rights are disclosed in a new report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on core labour standards in Papua New Guinea, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of this country’s trade policies. The rights to form and join […]
Millions of children to lose schools unless Western donors help
Education International renewed its calls for a Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) at the meeting of education donor nations in Madrid, Spain, in November 2010. The lack of support from the West could force poor countries to shut schools and sack teachers, depriving millions of children of education. The meetings of […]
Inter-Agency Report on Trade and Employment
12 November: Open markets play a pivotal role in supporting growth and job creation, says a new joint report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). But, it adds, trade opening must be complemented by […]
Seoul G20 Declaration not enough to allay fears over global austerity measures
The G20 Summit in Seoul ended on 12 November 2010 issuing a declaration which, while acknowledging the importance of job creation at the heart of the recovery and the need to provide social protection for the most vulnerable, still does not go far enough in easing major concerns about the […]
Final report of 2010 Global Child Labour Conference
The final report of the Global Child Labour Conference held in The Hague, May 2010, is now available from the conference organisers, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Over 500 representatives from 97 countries around the world participated attended the […]
New ILO report for G20 Summit
8 November 2010: Echoing the call of the ITUC and the Global Unions for G20 leaders to place job creation at the centre of the response to the economic crisis, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new statistical update on employment and labour market trends in the run-up to […]
Global March supports demands for release of imprisoned professor in Colombia
Global March Governing Board member Education International (EI) has launched a new urgent action appeal to call on the government of Colombia to release Miguel Ángel Beltrán Villegas, a university professor and trade unionist who has been imprisoned. EI explains that Professor Beltrán was first tried in 2009 on spurious […]
ITUC calls on World Bank to complete overhaul of Doing Business Report
4 November 2010: According to Global March Governing Board member, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the 2011 edition of the World Bank’s Doing Business report includes a welcome first step for revising the report’s past practice of encouraging countries to dismantle labour and social regulations, which it did by granting its best […]
2010 Human Development Report
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) celebrated the 20th anniversary of its publication theHuman Development Report on 4th November 2010. The 2010 Report, entitled The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development, was launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, who helped devise […]
EU Presidency to put Financial Transaction Tax on G20 agenda in Seoul
3 November 2010: The Belgian government has announced plans to use its Presidency of the European Union (EU) to put the Global Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) on the G20 agenda in Seoul, Korea, from 11-12 November 2010. The announcement was made by Mr Didier Reynders, Belgium’s Finance Minister, who also committed […]
Core labour standard violations in Belize
3 November 2010: The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has submitted a new report to provide additional information to the General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in its review of trade policies of Belize. The report finds that internationally recognised core labour standards are violated especially with regard to […]
New core labour standards report on Sri Lanka
3 November 2010: The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has submitted a new report to provide additional information to the General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in its review of trade policies of Sri Lanka. In the report, the ITUC notes that although Sri Lanka has ratified all eight […]
Campaign continues for Global Financial Transaction Tax
As the G20 Summit in Seoul approaches (click here for more information), the pressing call for a Global Financial Transaction Tax continues. Global March members and partners will recall an appeal we launched on this issue earlier this year when members and partners were urged to sign up to the […]
New draft ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Agriculture
Experts representing workers, employers and governments, meeting at the International Labour Organization (ILO) from 25 to 29 October 2010 have adopted a new draft Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Agriculture designed to improve working conditions in agriculture which employs some one billion workers worldwide. The new draft […]
Concern over impact of austerity measures ahead of Seoul G20 Summit
The build-up to the next G20 Summit to be held in Seoul, Korea, from 11 to 12 November 2010 is well under way, yet there is little room for much optimism in light of the ongoing austerity measures being announced and implemented by a number of industrial nations. There have […]
Global March welcomes election of new Brazilian President
1st November 2010: Global March welcomes the news that Ms Dilma Rousseff has been elected President of Brazil to succeed President Lula da Silva. Ms Rousseff, who takes up office on 1st January 2011, will become the country’s first woman president. In her victory speech, she said her first priority would […]
World March of Women closes 3rd international action 2010
The World March of Women (WMW) is closing its third international action in Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), from 14 to 17 October 2010. More than 38,000 women have joined the action since it was opened on International Women’s Day 8th March 2010. Women and allies have been […]
The challenge of hunger: Focus on the crisis of child under-nutrition
2010 Global Hunger Index As the world approaches the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which include MDG 1 to reduce the proportion of hungry people by half – the 2010 Global Hunger Index (GHI) offers a useful and multi-dimensional overview of global hunger. The GHI […]
Peace, principles and courage to fight crisis together
In a rousing call to action, Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International (pictured here), told 400 international delegates at the Quality Public Services – Action Now! Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, to challenge the threat to vital public services “peacefully, principally and courageously”. Describing austerity measures being advocated by some governments as […]
Lobbying for legislation to commit the US to a Global Education Fund
Despite world leaders committing to achieve universal primary education by 2015 as part of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Summit in 2000, this goal remains unfulfilled with limited progress and time running out. However, an article on the Education International web site points out that new legislation in the United […]
8th ASEM Summit closes calling for more effective global economic governance
The 8th Summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) was held in Brussels, Belgium, from 4th to 5th October 2010. The Summit addressed a range of issues, particularly the global economic crisis, and also focused on the relationship between the two regions. The objectives of these Summits are to strengthen political dialogue, enhance trade […]
World Day for Decent Work, 7 October 2010
Following a decision of the 2nd World Congress of Global March Governing Board member the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in Vancouver, Canada, this summer, the ITUC is to convene the 3rd World Day for Decent Work (WDDW) as usual on 7th October 2010. In previous years, the WDDW has […]
Reports of persistence of child labour and trafficking in Francophone Africa
On 4th October, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released a report on core labour standards in Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali, coinciding with the Trade Policy Review of these three countries at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The report found poor compliance with international labour standards, especially with regard to child labour […]
Unions call for rejection of austerity programmes and focus on job creation
Concerned by the faltering pace of global economic recovery, which has yet to produce real recovery for millions of workers and unemployed men and women, Global March Governing Board member theInternational Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and its Global Unions’ partners (among which is Global March Governing Board member Education International, EI) have called […]
Global March urges close attention to child protection and education in aftermath of Pakistan flooding
Global March has had recent contact with member organisations in Pakistan GODH (which translates as “Mother’s Lap” in English), SPARC (Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child) and the EPOCH Welfare Society. These organisations all focus on the rights and well-being of children in Pakistan, including child […]
Education For All – Child Labor For None!
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), a member of Global March US affiliate the Child Labor Coalition, has published an article highlighting the link between the ongoing incidence of child labour worldwide and the need to advance the development goal of Education For All. The article was published in the […]
Global March Against Child Labour receives the 25th International Alfonso Comín Award
Kailash Satyarthi, Chairperson, Global March against Child Labour received the 25thInternational Alfonso Comín Award. For the efforts to end child labour, condemning systems that require children to work, both at the global, national and regional levels, and exerting pressure to achieve political changes and jointly developing policies and actions to […]
Anti-trafficking movement hails landmark conviction by Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. (VFFI), Global March International Council Member
Anti-trafficking movement hails landmark conviction by Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. (VFFI), Global March International Council Member A multi-sectoral network against trafficking in the Philippines led by Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. (VFFI) hails a landmark verdict handed down by a local judge in Batangas City last June 30 against a female trafficker […]
From Practice to Policy: A Paradigm Shift in Human Trafficking
Forced labour, slavery and trafficking in human beings are not distinct practices any more. In March 2007 the UNODC along with other UN agencies and the NGOs launched the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking with a very strong emphasis on forced and bonded labour. Similarly, in one of most […]
children For Peace and Peace For Children – Stand up for the Tibetan child victims
Children For Peace and Peace For Children – Stand up for the Tibetan child victims New Delhi 11th April 2008 – For the First time 100s of children from India and Tibet joined hands on the street of the capital to demand protection for the rights of children in Tibet. […]
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security Welcoming the establishment of Global Task Force on child labor and education Mr. Kailash Satyarthi termed it as one of the most promising developments towards addressing the inter-linkages around poverty, education and child labor. The Global Task Force on Child […]
Demonstrators question the relevance of SAARC protocols outside the SAARC summit venue in New Delhi
Demonstrators question the relevance of SAARC protocols outside the SAARC summit venue in New Delhi 3 April 2007, New Delhi: Hundreds of former child victims of trafficking, bondage and child labour assembled in the capital to question the relevance of SAARC conventions, pledges and protocols […]
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security Welcoming the establishment of Global Task Force on child labor and education Mr. Kailash Satyarthi termed it as one of the most promising developments towards addressing the inter-linkages around poverty, education and child labor. The Global Task […]
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security
EFA only hope for millions of child laborers to freedom and security Welcoming the establishment of Global Task Force on child labor and education Mr. Kailash Satyarthi termed it as one of the most promising developments towards addressing the inter-linkages around poverty, education and child labor. The Global Task […]
Regional Meeting of National Coordinators of Central America, Mexico and The Caribbean of Global March Against Child Labour
Regional Meeting of National Coordinators of Central America, Mexico and The Caribbean of Global March Against Child Labour The main objective of this meeting was to evaluate the efforts developed in the region addressing the eradication of child labor since 1998, as well as the identification of the main themes and […]
India Launches Liberation Caravan (Mukti Caravan) Against Child Labour
India Launches Liberation Caravan (Mukti Caravan) Against Child Labour The launch of Mukti Caravan Kailash Satyarthi (Chairperson of BBA & Global March), I.P Anand (Employers’ representative ILO Governing Board), Simon Steyne (Worker member ILO Governing Body and ILO Workers’ Group spokesperson on child labour, Global […]
CHILDREN FOR PEACE, PEACE FOR CHILDREN
CHILDREN FOR PEACE, PEACE FOR CHILDREN New Delhi, 5th August 2006 : A strong group of hundreds of children under the banner of “Children for Peace and Peace for children” took out a “Peace March” to Raj Ghat (Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial). Demanding immediate ceasefire in Lebanon […]
Kailash Satyarthi decorated with Freedom award at Freedom Festival
Kailash Satyarthi decorated with Freedom award at Freedom Festival Kailash Satyarthi was decorated with the Freedom Award by America’s Freedom Foundation at Provo, Utah. On the eve of the nation’s birthday, hundreds of community leaders, dignitaries and Utah Valley patriots gathered to honour individuals who have espoused the cause of […]
ICFTU and Global March strategy meeting outcomes on combating child labour
ICFTU and Global March strategy meeting outcomes on combating child labour International trade union organizations and representatives from the Global March Against child labour and the Stop child labour Campaign took part in workshop sessions hosted by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the World Confederation of […]
Blackboard march by children to demand law for free, compulsory education
Blackboard march by children to demand law for free, compulsory education New Delhi , 21 February 2006: Today, over 1000 children led the Blackboard March from the Jantar Mantar to the Parliament to make the country’s elected leaders look and listen to their demand for a fast action to make […]
Monterrey: E-9 Education Ministers miserably fail to address child labour as the greatest impediment to EFA
Monterrey: E-9 Education Ministers miserably fail to address child labour as the greatest impediment to EFA The Ministers of Education of the E-9 countries, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan, met in Monterrey, Mexico, from 14 – 15 February 2006 to accelerate the progress and strengthen […]
Global March’s 8th Anniversary Celebration
Global March’s 8th Anniversary Celebration Global March to Peace March Sweden support Peace March The 8th Anniversary of Global March was celebrated in Sweden on 17 th. of January in Örebro. On this occasion a impressive numbers of children, youth and adults gathered in Örebro city at 5 PM. They started […]
Monterrey: E-9 Education Ministers miserably fail to address child labour as the greatest impediment to EFA
Global March’s 8th Anniversary Celebration The Ministers of Education of the E-9 countries, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan, met in Monterrey, Mexico, from 14 – 15 February 2006 to accelerate the progress and strengthen mutual cooperation in achieving Education for All (EFA). While the meeting made […]
The 7th Anniversary of Global March, Sweden
The 7th Anniversary of Global March, Sweden The Swedish Global March observed the 7th Anniversary of Global March on 17th January 2005. In spite of Swedish cold and windy weather an impressive number of children, men and women gathered in Örebro, the city remembered as the Children’s rights city in […]