INICIATIVA REGIONAL AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LIBRE DE TRABAJO INFANTIL

ILO: In 2021 it is time to ¨move up a gear” against child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean

Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 1:00pm

Lima – The launch of the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour in Latin America and the Caribbean, which allowed the ILO to convene today Presidents, governments, employers, workers, civil society and region personalities, showed that there is consensus around the need to double efforts in order to avoid that the COVID-19 crisis becomes a setback in the progress achieved.

Perú renueva su compromiso con la meta 8.7 de la Agenda 2030 sobre poner fin al trabajo infantil

Friday, January 29, 2021 - 1:00pm

El Gobierno del Perú, a través de su Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo (MTPE), inauguró a nivel nacional el Año Internacional para la Eliminación del Trabajo Infantil en un evento virtual presidido por el Viceministro de Trabajo, José Luis Parodi, y el Director de la Oficina para los Países Andinos de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT), Philippe Vanhuynegem.

The great global mobilization to end child labour in 2025 "Act, inspire and escalate" has begun

Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 10:00am

Leaders and representatives from around the world gathered virtually at the global launch event for the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour 2021, chaired by Guy Ryder, Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO); Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF; Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize; and Amar Lal, activist and former child worker.

The Regional Initiative opens its 6th Annual Meeting with the firm commitment to continue advancing towards the achievement of target 8.7

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 8:00am

The Network of Focal Points of the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean free of Child Labour today inaugurated its 6th Annual Meeting, where it will assess the progress in the implementation of its Strategic Plan and will define priorities for the response to COVID-19, as well as for the recovery stage, all within the broader context of preparations for 2021, the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.

6 Years of sustained commitment to achieve a joint goal: end child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 8:30am

Today, October 14, the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour (RI) commemorates the 6^th anniversary of its constitution in a context of uncertainty and crisis, but more alert than ever and with the sustained commitment to continue improving policies that reduce the risk of child labour and preserve the progress made in recent years.

ILO Child Labour Convention achieves universal ratification

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - 8:56am

GENEVA (ILO News) – For the first time in the ILO’s history, an International Labour Convention has been ratified by all member States.

Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour achieved universal ratification, following ratification by the Kingdom of Tonga.

Ambassador for the Kingdom of Tonga, Titilupe Fanetupouvava’u Tuivakano, formally deposited the ratification instruments with ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder on 4 August, 2020.

Lanzamiento del Año Internacional para la Eliminación del Trabajo Infantil en América Latina y el Caribe