12 June -World Day against Child Labour

World Day against Child Labour is an International Labour Organization-sanctioned holiday for the purpose of raising awareness and activism to prevent child labour in both economic and military fields It is currently held each June 12, according to www.un.org

The ILO created this observance in 2002 and it has been held annually since then.

The day, which is observed on June 12th, is intended to serve as a catalyst for the growing worldwide movement against child labour, reflected in the huge number of ratifications of ILO Convention No. 182 on the worst forms of child labour and ILO Convention No. 138 on the minimum age for employment.

The latest figures estimated that 215 million children are trapped in child labour, and 115 million of these children are in hazardous work. The ILO's member states have set the target for eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2016. To achieve this goal requires a major scaling up of effort and commitment.