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
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
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
“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
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 (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
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
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 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
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