World Day Against Child Labor 2020: Know when the day started, what is the importance of celebrating it

• Every year 12 June is celebrated as World Child Labor Day.
• Many programs are organized on this day all over the world.
• The main purpose of celebrating this day is to ban child labour and to spread awareness about it.
• This day was started in the year 2002.

Every year, on June 12, to highlight the plight of child labourers, governments, employers and labour organizations, civil society as well as millions of people around the world run many activities by running the campaigns and help these children to get out of them from this horrible life. History of World Day Against Child LaborMany children between the ages of 5 and 17 are engaged in work that deprives them of a normal childhood, such as adequate education, proper health care, leisure time or simply basic freedom.

In the 2002, the United Nations organization that controls the world of work, the International Labor Organization (ILO), launched the World Day Against Child Labour for this reason. Many of the development goals adopted by world leaders in 2015 included renewed global commitment to abolish child labour. This includes, in particular, the global community determined to meet the 8.7 Goal of Sustainable Development Goals, such as' taking immediate and effective measures to eliminate forced labour, end human trafficking and secure the eradication of the worst forms of child labour.

'Importance of World Day Against Child Labor Day, The ILO report 'Child Labor Estimates Results and Trends, 2012-2016' states that 152 million children between the ages of five and 17 are being forced to labour under special circumstances. In the same report, 73 million children out of 152 million do dangerous work. They get fewer wages. The basic problem of working with children in poverty and illiteracy. As long as there is starvation in the country, we will not be able to get rid of this problem.

This day also focuses on the ratification of the protocol of 2014 to the Forced labour Convention to protect the rights of adults as well as children.

The theme for World Day against Child Labour 2018 is "Generation Safe and Healthy".

The theme for World Day against Child Labour 2017 is "In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour”.

The theme for World Day against Child Labour 2016 is “End child labour in supply chains – It’s everyone’s business!”

The theme for World Day against Child Labour 2015 is "NO to child labour – YES to quality education!”.

World Day Against Child Labour this year, the focus is, "COVID-19 - Protect children from child labour now, more than ever".