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The global week of action around the World Day Against Child Labour is approaching. We are reminded that there is still a long way to go to end child labour in agriculture. The numbers speak for themselves: 112 million boys and girls are trapped in child labour in agriculture, which often harms their health and stops them from attending school.
On the occasion of this action week, FAO is holding an online event to foster knowledge exchange and highlight innovative approaches to address child labour in agriculture, while encouraging greater collaboration across regions and sectors.
Most efforts to combat child labour focus on global value chains and their upper tiers. While this is important, the event intends to highlight the need to broaden this focus and to pay more attention to local and regional value chains, as well as overlooked agricultural sub-sectors and subsistence farming.
On the 11th of June, join us to learn from experts, government representatives, and workers’ organizations about innovative approaches to end child labour in agriculture. It’s time to act now!
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