ITUC African body calls for action against child labour on the continent
THE African regional organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) marked today’s World Day Against Child Labour by calling on the world to protect the rights and dignity of every child.
The annual International Labour Organisation day, first introduced in 2002, this year is themed as “Let’s act on our commitments: End Child Labour!”
In a statement, ITUC-Africa said that the continent “has the world’s highest incidence rates of child labour.”
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