World Day Against Child Labour 2016

This year the World Day Against Child Labour, to be celebrated on June 12, concerns children operating in supply chains.

FAO estimates that nearly 60% of child labourers work in agriculture: a sector defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as activities in agriculture, hunting forestry, and fishing.

Not all work done by children is considered "child labour", many activities performed in support of the family, for example, that don't intefere with a child's health or schooling can be valuable to an individual's development.

However when the work "deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and is harmful to physical and mental development" then this is the definition of "child labour" and what the World Day is fighting against.

Reducing child labour in agriculture through partnerships

Look what is happening in Cambodia to address the root causes of child labour.

Codex Alimentarius works to ensure that food is safe, of good quality and to ensure fair practices in food trade.

We support the World Day Against Child Labour 2016 across all supply chains.

Links

FAO and Child Labour in Agriculture

ILO World Day Against Child Labour - June 12th

Photo Credit

©FAO/J. Thompson / FAO