The 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, to be held from 11 to 13 February 2026 in Marrakech, Morocco, and the launch of the "Red Card to Child Labour" campaign come at a critical moment for global efforts to end child labour.
Whilst child labour has nearly halved since 2000, progress has fallen short of what all UN Member States set out to achieve. The world failed to meet Sustainable Development Goal target 8.7 to end child labour by 2025. Today, 138 million children remain in child labour worldwide, including approximately 54 million engaged in hazardous work that directly endangers their health, safety and development.
Hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Conference will bring together governments, employers' and workers' organizations, civil society, international organizations, private sector representatives, academia, and children and young people to accelerate action towards the elimination of child labour.
Online press briefing for the media
The ILO, together with the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, will hold an online press conference on Friday, 30 January 2026, to brief journalists on the upcoming 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour and the launch of the "Red Card to Child Labour" campaign.
The press conference will:
- present the objectives, agenda and key themes of the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, including its main sessions, interactive forums and innovation-related initiatives; and
- announce the launch of the "Red Card to Child Labour" campaign, an ILO-led global awareness initiative aimed at sustaining international attention and engagement on the elimination of child labour.
Launched at the Conference, the campaign will continue throughout 2026, including in the context of the World Day Against Child Labour (12 June).
Speakers include:
- H.E. Ambassador Omar Zniber, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
- Vera Paquete-Perdigão, Director, Governance and Tripartism Department, ILO
Date: Friday, 30 January 2026
Time: 10:00-10:20 a.m. CET (Geneva time)
Format: Online press conference
Registration: Media representatives are invited to register by contacting [email protected].
Deadline for registration: Thursday, 29 January 2026, 2:00 p.m. CET
