June 12th: World Day Against Child Labour

The 12^th of June is the World Day Against Child Labour. Get involved in campaigns against child labour. Sign the petition to stop the US transnational corporation Monsanto from using child labour in cottonseed production in India. Click here to sign the petition http://bit.ly/loz4sY. For more campaigns visit the website of Global March Against Child Labour http://bit.ly/globalmarch.

According to Unicef 16 percent of children (5-14 years old) in developing countries are engaged in child labour, and 29 percent in least developed countries. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of child labour at 33 percent.  The International Labour Organization (ILO) put the number of children involved in hazardous work to 115 million. 

Ensuring that no child labour is involved in supply chains is one of the 10 Fair Trade Principles.