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World Day to Combat Child Labour: learn more about the progress made by society and the measures adopted by Vale to contribute to the eradication of the problem

Jun 14, 2021
June 12th is the World Day to Combat Child Labour, instituted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002, with the objective of calling on society, workers, employers and governments around the world to mobilize against work childish.
 
Child labour is all that performed by minors, which impairs the child or adolescent's access to school or life with family, friends and society in general, or that deprives the youth of adequate rest and sleep. Child labour is also characterized by activities that expose them to the risk of physical, mental, moral or social harm. Simple support activities for parents or guardians that help young people in their learning and development are not prohibited.
 
The date is an opportunity to raise awareness, inform, debate and highlight this serious violation of the rights of children and adolescents, a practice considered illegal, which has been presented as a challenge for society. For Vale, this type of violation is intolerable and, in order to help eradicate child labour, we assume a commitment and concrete measures to ensure that it does not occur among our direct employees, third parties and suppliers.
 
2021: International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
 
The COVID-19 crisis brought with it a situation of greater poverty for people who were already in a vulnerable situation, which could reverse years of progress in the fight against child labour. The closing of schools has aggravated the situation and millions of children work to contribute to the family income. Given this situation, the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour was conceived.
 
The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the global partnership Alliance 8.7, launched the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour in 2021, with the aim of promoting legislative and practical actions to eradicate child labour worldwide.
 
The International Year was unanimously approved in a UN General Assembly resolution in 2019. The main purpose of the Year is to urge governments to do whatever is necessary to achieve Target 8.7 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 

Source: http://www.vale.com/brasil/EN/aboutvale/news/Pages/world-day-to-combat-child-labour.aspx

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