Let’s launch the year, together. We will set the tone for 2021 by gathering inspiring ideas from stakeholders and making suggestions on how everyone can engage.

Bukeni Waruzi, executive director of the international NGO Free the Slaves, talks about the importance of ending child labour and reuniting children with their families.

Representatives of the United Nations in Turkey have been working with the government to end child labour. They urge the international community to select a specific action and achieve it within 2021.

The ILO and IOM are launching a call for research proposals around ending child labour, forced labour, and human trafficking.

Today, 4.3 million children are in forced labour. Use your pen as a force for good! The ILO and Human Resources without Borders will award a prize to the best illustration around the theme of children in forced labour.

This competition calls on artists to draw attention to the issue of child labour through the universal language of music. Both professional and amateur musicians are invited to submit a song on the theme of child labour by 12 April 2021.

This yearlong campaign takes over 100 billboards in New York City with inspiring visuals, calling for an end to child labour and trafficking. All the street art is also available online.