About World Day Against Child Labour
Anti-Child Labor Day is observed on June 12 every year. The initiative was first observed in the year 2002 by the International Labor Organization (ILO), which is regulated by the UN body. The individual governments and ILO social partners, including schools, youth, womans group, as well as media, come together as one to extend their support to around 1.2 million children who are living away from their homes and families because of the people who force them to work.
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