It will come into force on 19 November 2000. IPEC goes beyond trying to stop children from working. It tries to promote development by providing adequate educational alternatives for children, and access to income and security for the parents. It also promotes the development and application of protective legislation and other measures to prevent child labour. I invite all of you to reflect how you can personally be a part of this just global cause.
Employment creation is key to promoting workers' rights.
To begin with, you can't exercise workers' rights if you don't have work. But it also has a market effect. Reducing the large unemployment pool also brings with it greater negotiating capacity for well organized workers. We should be able to combine both perspectives for the benefit of all. Work takes many forms, in many places and under many different conditions.