2024 World Day Against Child Labour, June 12. A Crusader against Child Abuse, Dr Eric Oluedo, has condemned in strong terms, the alarming rate of deploying children to works that are mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to them. This is because these works or tasks deprive children of their Childhood, their Potential, their Dignity and their Rights.

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2024 World Day Against Child Labour, June 12. A Crusader against Child Abuse, Dr Eric Oluedo, has condemned in strong terms, the alarming rate of deploying children to works that are mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to them. This is because these works or tasks deprive children of their Childhood, their Potentials, their Dignity and their Rights. On June 12, 2002, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) marked the first World Day Against Child Labour at its headquarters in Geneva. This day was established to promote and amplify the global call to stop child labour.

The theme for 2024 is – Let’s act on our commitments: End Child Labour! Its goal is to catalyze the expanding global movement against child labour. The United Nations thinks that if people and governments focus on the core cause and recognise the interconnectedness between social justice and child work, child labour may be eradicated.

Children ought to grow up in circumstances that support their health, growth and development. They should not be forced to perform manual labour to make a living because they are vulnerable to physical, social and emotional abuses. Unfortunately, child labour and abuse are prevalent in the majority of poor nations. Since 1987, the Indian central government has implemented a National Policy on Child Employment, which focuses on the rehabilitation of children and adolescents who have been exposed to employment. It also addresses the underlying causes of poverty by assisting victims’ families in improving their economic chances. Congratulations to India.

This year’s World Day marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. It also provides an opportunity to urge all stakeholders to improve their implementation of the two main Conventions on Child Labour, namely: Convention No. 182 and Convention No. 138 on the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment or Work, respectively.

Finally, any individual or Organisation that
deploys children to works that are mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful is a Promoter of Child Abuse. This is because these works or tasks deprive children of their Childhood, their Potentials, their Dignity and their Rights. And this must stop.

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