European Union renews its commitment to eradicate child labour by 2025

On this World Day Against Child Labour, the European Commission and High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell issued the following statement:

“The European Union has a long-standing commitment to eradicating child labor and safeguarding children’s rights. On this World Day Against Child Labor, this phenomenon remains widespread on the planet, as does forced labor and other forms of exploitation targeting children. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), child labor still affects 160 million children, half of whom are exploited in hazardous work.

In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Durban Call to Action, and as stated in the EU Action Plan for Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024the European Union is determined to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and eliminate all forms of child labor by 2025.

The European Union Global Strategy on the Rights of the Child (2021-2024) has placed the eradication of child labor at the heart of its global dimension and, with the very first Action plan for youth in external actionconcrete follow-up measures were proposed.

The EU aspires to become a member of l’Alliance 8.7 and, with its partners, it is determined to accelerate all the efforts necessary to protect and safeguard the rights of all children and enable them to enjoy their childhood without being subjected to any form of exploitation or abuse. . »

You can read the statement in its entirety on line.