On June 25-26, Global March Against Child Labour Regional Forum on Achieving SDG 8.7 was organised in Costa Rica with the aim to understand the situation of child labour and adolescents in work in the region and to decide on a joint way forward to address the issue. The workshop
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
Revaluating Child Labour in Agriculture: The Sugarcane Case of India
The recorded evidences of slavery in sugarcane date back to 15th century, with armies of slaves being bought together, mostly from Western Africa to work on sugarcane farms on the New World Plantations. Peak of the 19th century saw more than 10 million Africans forcibly migrating to most of the
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