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EDITORIAL
FAO PLEDGES INTENSIFIED ACTION TO END

CHILD LABOR IN AGRICULTURE

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Orga- outcomes from that event would make a significant contribu-
nization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today tion to the Fifth Global Conference on Child Labour in 2022.
pledged to intensify efforts towards addressing child labor in Qu also emphasized that FAO would continue to play a cen-
agriculture through a dedicated work program within FAO’s tral role in the International Partnership for Cooperation on
Strategic Framework. Child Labour in Agriculture, which was established by FAO
‘‘This year, we will step-up our efforts to strengthen the ca- and the ILO with other organizations in 2007.
pacities of a wide range of agricultural actors to include child The Director-General of the ILO, Guy Ryder, opened today’s
labor prevention and youth employment in their work,’’ the event noting there were 100 million fewer children in labor
Director-General stressed during the virtual event launch now than at the turn of the century while calling for greater
of the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour commitments to wipe out child labor which he said often oc-
2021 organized by the International Labour Organization curred in situations of conflict and fragility.
(ILO).
UNICEF’s Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, indicated
“Policies, programs, and investments related to agri- child labor had been exacerbated by rising poverty, weak
food systems need to address the root causes of child la- protection laws, and cultural practices in some countries
bor, including household poverty,” he added, as the global even before the COVID-19 pandemic worsened the plight of
COVID-19 pandemic also places more pressure on poor and vulnerable families.
vulnerable families. The Director-General highlighted that
Representatives of governments, worker and employer
“we need a breakthrough in agriculture where child labor is
organizations, international organizations, and civil society
frequently found”.
outlined how they intended to eradicate child labor by 2025.
This year, FAO will organize a series of regional consulta-
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi, and Amar
tions, and a global event on Child Labour in Agriculture will
Lal, a human rights lawyer and child labor survivor, also ad-
be held in November to increase awareness and promote
dressed the launch event.
good practices, the Director-General said, while noting the

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