On World Day Against Child Labour, we reaffirm that children must not be subjected to hazardous work or criminal exploitation. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that eleven percent of the world’s children are engaged in work that is hazardous to their health and development, hinders their education, demands too many hours, or is too dangerous.
The United States is committed to ending child labor globally. U.S. embassies around the world help prepare findings on the worst forms of child labor, and prepare inventories of goods produced by child labor or forced labor, while assisting other countries to address these problems. Global action is also needed to empower adult workers and their families to end the worst forms of child labor. This includes engaging with governments, workers, employers, and labor organizations, all key partners in this fight. President Biden Memorandum on advancing worker empowerment, rights and high labour standards globally This bill advances U.S. policy to protect and promote workers’ rights domestically and around the world.
State Department diplomats around the world collaborate with international partners to ensure high labor standards, bring workers’ voices to the decision-making table, and enforce rules against unfair labor practices, including forced labor and denial of the right to organize. These actions to help adult workers eliminate the worst forms of child labor are critical.
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