Child Labour

2021 marks the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. IOE has launched a major campaign this year as part of this worldwide effort - IOE Leaders Initiative to End Child Labour. The campaign aims to bring the power of the private sector to global initiatives to eliminate child labour in all its forms by 2025.

IOE has been working closely with its membership and Alliance 8.7, an inclusive global partnership to achieving Target 8.7 of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

The IOE Leaders Initiative to End Child Labour focuses on three strategic commitments:

• Engage and collaborate with IOE Members from the Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder countries to accelerate further efforts. Pathfinder countries go further and faster to achieve Target 8.7.
• Showcase innovative private sector approaches for eradicating child labour.
• Strengthen peer learning and capacity building among IOE pathfinder countries and IOE partner companies.

IOE Alliance 8.7 Pledge

ILO 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

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In preparation for the ILO Global Conference on Elimination of Child Labour, IOE organised a preparatory meeting on Monday 28 March 2022 to recognise the contributions made by employers during the 2021 International Year of Elimination of Child Labour and to discuss how to carry this momentum forward to the Global Conference this year. Participants heard directly from a government representative of the host country (South Africa) on the Conference preparation and had an opportunity to discuss the thematic panels and the outcome document, which will be adopted in the Global Conference. In addition, participants learned about the new IOE and Ardea collaboration on business due diligence to eliminate child labour in supply chains.

More information about the winners and the entries submitted this year can be found below.