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On World Day, UN launches education appeal in fight against child labour
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On World Day, UN launches education appeal in fight against child labour

The United Nations has announced it is marking the 2015 edition of the World Day Against Child Labour with a call for the international community to invest in quality education as a key step in the fight against child employment – a scourge that consumes over one hundred million children worldwide.

Dpi Devsection Intern2015-06-12T20:31:21-04:0012 Jun 2015|Goal 4: Quality Education, News|

Coherent policy critical to tackling child labour, lack of decent jobs for youth – UN labour agency
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Coherent policy critical to tackling child labour, lack of decent jobs for youth – UN labour agency

Around 20 to 30 per cent of children in low income countries complete their schooling and enter the labour market by the age of 15, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report prepared for World Day against Child Labour which is marked worldwide tomorrow.

Dpi Devsection Intern2018-04-22T12:09:18-04:0011 Jun 2015|Goal 4: Quality Education, News, Sustainable Development Agenda|