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Article: Can the war against child labour be won? Oslo Conference says an emphatic "yes." (International Conference on Child Labour)
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- Economic Review
- Article date:
- May 1, 1998
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Oslo, Norway - As a recent international conference got down to forging a new global plan against child labour, ILO Director-General Michel Hansenne sought to clarify matters: Allow me to start with one bold statement," the Director General said in his keynote address to the International Conference on Child Labour. "The war against child labour is being won, and it can be won in all countries in the coming 15 years."
MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE NEW AGENDA
The Agenda for Action calls for:
* Effective elimination of child labour
* Immediate removal of children from the most extreme forms of child labour
* Development of national policies ...