The Global March will raise awareness and concern about child labour among all members of the public. The March will inform people about the causes and consequences of child labour and the constructive actions that can be taken against it. The March will pay special attention to the exploitation of young girls and to forms of child labour, such as family, domestic and agricultural labour, that have been less visible.
Urge states to ratify and enforce existing conventions and laws on child labour and education.
The Global March will demand that states live up to the commitments they have made to children in numerous international conventions and declarations, constitutional guarantees, and national laws. The March will call for states to devote the maximum possible resources and attention to the implementation of time-bound action plans to fulfill these promises. The March will urge that such programs conform, in particular, to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the international standards established by the International Labour Organisation through ILO Convention 138 and other agreements. The March will further call on the ILO to require its members to implement time-bound action plans for the progressive elimination of child labour and to monitor state compliance with this requirement in association with children, parents, NGOs and other competent bodies. Mobilise the maximum possible national and international resources to support education for all children.