12th June: World Day Against Child Labour

The World Day Against Child Labour is held annually on June 12. It is an international day to raise awareness and prompt action to stop child labour in all of its forms. The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 to focus attention on the global extent of child labour and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it. Each year on 12 June, World Day brings together governments, employers and workers organizations, civil society, as well as millions of people from around the world to highlight the plight of child labourers and what can be done to help them. When is International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression? The 2021 theme for World Day Against Child Labour is “Act now: End child labour!” When is Human Rights Day? The International Labour Organization defines child labour as "work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development." Not all work done by children is child labour. Activities that contribute to a child’s positive development and provide skills and experience for them to become productive members of society are not child labour. Explainer Video Makers