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World Day Against Child Labour 2025: Progress and Urgency

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World Day Against Child Labour 2025: Progress and Urgency

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EventWorld Day Against Child Labour
DateJune 12 (annually)
2025 Theme"Progress is clear, but there's more to do: let's speed up our efforts!"
Initiated byInternational Labour Organization (ILO) (2002)
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Years Completed (2025)21
Global Figures (2024)138 million children engaged in child labour
Key Focus AreasAwareness, education, policy implementation, rehabilitation
UN SDG AlignmentTarget 8.7 (end child labour by 2025)
Indian Measures- National Policy on Child Labour (1987)<br>- Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016<br>- RTE Act, 2009 (free education)
SignificanceReinforces moral/legal obligations to protect children's rights.

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