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World Day Against Child Labor

Combating Child Labor Within and Beyond Our Borders

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Labor Rights

International Labor

• By: Thea Lee, Jessica Looman • June 7, 2023

A young girl in India carries cut flowers to sell. The text reads "I should be in school. World Day Against Child Labor."

As we observe World Day Against Child Labor on June 12, learn more about how we can all work together to end child labor at home and abroad.

Social Protection Keeps Kids from Child Labor. Here’s Where the World Stands.

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International Labor

Child Labor

• By: Thea Lee • June 10, 2022

A father and mother read with their daughter in front of their home in Nepal.

We know robust social protection can make a difference in the fight to end child labor. When families have access to social supports, like unemployment benefits or in-kind food or cash programs, they are less likely to resort to child labor to weather a crisis such as a lost job, an injury or illness, or even a conflict or displacement.