World Day Against Child Labour 2023

• World Day Against Child Labour, observed on June 12th, aims to inspire a global movement against child labour.
• Theme for 2023 is: Social Justice for All. End Child Labour!
• The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the first World Day Against Child Labour in 2002, as a way to highlight the plight of children engaged in child labour.

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION

• The ILO was created in 1919 by the Versailles Peace Treaty.
• After the demise of the League of Nations, it became the first specialized agency associated with the UN.
• Its secretariat is in Geneva, Switzerland.