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ILO Says 138 Million Remain In Child Labour

There are 138 million children who remain in child labour, and that is “simply unacceptable”, says Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO). Houngbo gave the figure on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour. The conference, hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco, in collaboration with UN agency, ILO brought together governments, employers’ organisations, civil…
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The Sixth World Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour seeks to promote collective action against the more than 138 million children throughout the world who are affected by this scourge.

On the sidelines of the 6th World Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, these talks provided an opportunity to review national experiences in this area, in particular integrated preventive approaches based on the articulation of social protection, the generalization of education, the promotion of decent work for adults and the reduction of insecurity.

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The Whistler Nigeria broke the news in on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
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