We urge governments in all regions to fulfil their commitment as articulated in the World Social Summit in Copenhagen and their obligations in respect of International Labour Standards and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In this respect the best interest of the child shall be paramount in all actions related to child labour. We encourage the ILO, with cooperation and support from all its members, to expand the scope of their work in information gathering, statistical data and empirical research, in order to regularly report on global trends in the number of children removed and rehabilitated from exploitative situations, and alternatives provided. This systematic world-wide monitoring would be a mechanism to review periodically progress and to identify best practices in combating child labour. We call on all parties involved in concerted action to participate in the preparation of the new international standards on the elimination of the most intolerable forms of child labour, scheduled for adoption in 1999 by the International Labour Conference and, by means of speedy ratification and effective application, ensure that these standards will have a decisive influence on law and practice throughout the world.
Child labour is a universal problem demanding solidarity on a global scale.
The Conference expresses its true commitment to the challenge of eradicating child exploitation as a matter of paramount urgency. This page was created by Agence Virtuelle . It was last updated on 06 May 1999.