{"id":146,"date":"2011-03-23T21:18:55","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T04:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/humanium.org\/en\/"},"modified":"2017-10-04T12:54:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T12:54:31","slug":"child-labour-convention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/child-labour-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Convention 182 on The Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999"},"content":{"rendered":"

Convention 182 on The Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999<\/span><\/h1>\n

Presentation of the Convention<\/h2>\n

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Convention 182 <\/a>was introduced by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and unanimously adopted by the organisation\u2019s members on 17 June 1999 in Geneva.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The origins of Convention 182<\/h3>\n

According to ILO estimates, more than 250 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are forced to work to survive and provide for their families. More than 70% work in dangerous conditions.<\/p>\n

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What is more, these statistics do not take into account the \u201cinvisible\u201d child workers, of which there are a million, hidden by their employers and subject to working conditions verging on slavery.<\/p>\n

This alarming situation drove the ILO to introduce a new convention and a series of action plans aimed at eliminating the worst forms of child labour.<\/p>\n

Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour<\/a> and Recommendation R 190 on the immediate action needed to eliminate it were unanimously adopted by the ILO Member States on 17 June 1999 before coming into effect on 19 November 2000.<\/p>\n

Content of the Convention<\/h3>\n

Convention 182 <\/a>outlines the 5 worst forms of labour that must be eradicated in order to step up the fight against child labour. They are as follows:<\/p>\n

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