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World Day Against Child Labour 2020: preventing children from paying the price of the COVID-19 crisis

Friday, 12 June 2020



Special virtual debate “Meant to (L)earn: a discussion on child labour in agriculture” featuring multi-award winning Lebanese director/actress Nadine Labaki, and Molly Namirembe, a former child labourer from Uganda.

This year more than ever, due to the disruptive global impact of the COVID-19 on livelihoods, education, food and health systems, communities and businesses worldwide, FAO is committed towards raising awareness on child labour in agriculture.

Even before the pandemic, more than 70 percent of child labour - 108 million boys and girls worldwide - were found in the agricultural sectors, including fisheries and aquaculture, forestry, livestock, and crop farming.



COVID-19 is likely to exacerbate this situation and push more children out of school and into child labour. At least 320 million children have no access to school meals anymore since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis.



Due to school closures and the economic difficulties faced by households because of the pandemic, children may be put to work in conditions that are harmful and unacceptable.



It is critical to act now and implement food security and agriculture responses preventing children from paying the price of the crisis.



This year’s observance of World Day Against Child Labour aims to explore child labour mitigation measures through livelihood, food assistance, social protection, health and education programs.



Meant to (l)earn: a discussion on child labour in agriculture



To raise awareness, and build momentum in view of International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour – 2021, FAO in collaboration with the International Partnership for Cooperation on Ending Child Labour in Agriculture (IPCCLA)<http://www.fao.org/rural-employment/background/partnerships/international-partnership-for-cooperation-on-child-labour-in-agriculture/en/> has produced a discussion titled “Meant to (l)earn” on preventing and reducing child labour in agriculture in times of COVID-19 and beyond.



A video recording of the debate will be made available on 12 June on the FAO’s website dedicated to the issue of child labour<http://www.fao.org/childlabouragriculture>.



The debate features Oscar-nominee Nadine Labaki, the multi-award winning Lebanese director, actress and activist, Molly Namirembe, a former child labourer from Kampala, Uganda and is hosted by the France 24 journalist/presenter Valériane Gauthier.



Other participants include Bernd Seiffert, FAO focal point on child labour, Jean-Marie Kagabo, Coordinator of the Africa Desk on child labour at the International Labour Organization (ILO), Sue Longley,  General-Secretary of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF).


Interviews with spokespersons can be organized upon request.



Watch Nadine Labaki’s video message on child labour here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=Ik2pGQsusY0&feature=emb_logo>.



Download photos from the debate here<https://www.flickr.com/photos/faonews/albums/72157714625604612/>.





ILO’s high-level virtual debate “COVID-19 and Child Labour: Looking forward in times of crisis”



FAO Director-General QU Dongyu will also participate via video message in a high-level virtual debate “COVID-19 and Child Labour: Looking forward in times of crisis” on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour, organized by the International Labour Organization<https://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm> (ILO).



The debate will start at 16:30 (CET) on 12 June, and can be followed live on YouTube here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJE_pMxsEgU&feature=youtu.be>.

For more information about the event, go to ILO website<https://www.ilo.org/ipec/Events/WCMS_745127/lang--en/index.htm>.



FAO Framework on Ending Child Labour in Agriculture



To mark the Day, FAO will also launch a new Framework on Ending Child Labour in Agriculture to guide the Organization and its personnel in integrating measures addressing child labour within FAO programmes at the global, regional and country levels. It will also help country offices in liaising with FAO stakeholders, such as agricultural line ministries, and other relevant ministries and partners, raising their awareness on the links between child labour and FAO’s areas of work. The Framework will be published on 12 June here<http://www.fao.org/childlabouragriculture>.

RESOURCES

Child labour in agriculture<http://www.fao.org/childlabouragriculture>

E-Learning courses on End Child Labour in Agriculture<https://elearning.fao.org/local/search/?src=eyJ0ZXN0byI6ImNoaWxkIGxhYm91ciIsInNlcmllcyI6IiIsInJlbGVhc2VkYXRlIjoiIiwibGluZ3VhIjoiZW4iLCJpc25ldyI6IiIsImNlcnQiOiIiLCJtb2JpbGUiOiIiLCJjaWQiOiJbXCI1MTFcIixcIjMwMFwiLFwiNTEzXCIsXCI1MDhcIixcIjUxMFwiLFwiNTA3XCIsXCI1MTJcIixcIjI5OVwiLFwiMzI5XCIsXCIzODlcIixcIjUwOVwiXSJ9>

The principles for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems <http://www.fao.org/3/a-au866e.pdf>

The OECD-FAO Guidance for responsible agricultural value chains<https://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/investment-policy/rbc-agriculture-supply-chains.htm>

The revised International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management<http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/pests/code/en/>

Policy briefs and technical notes on child labour issues during and after COVID-19:

Technical Note: COVID-19 and Child Labour<https://www.alliancecpha.org/en/system/tdf/library/attachments/covid-19_and_child_labour_annex_final.pdf?file=1&type=node&id=38122>

Impact of COVID-19 on informal workers<http://www.fao.org/3/ca8560en/CA8560EN.pdf>

Migrant workers and the COVID-19 pandemic<http://www.fao.org/3/ca8559en/CA8559EN.pdf>

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