12/06/2026
Today, on the World Day Against Child Labor, FAWCO reaffirms a simple truth: every child deserves a childhood that provides a quality education and the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Around the world, millions of children are engaged in labor that deprives them of their rights and prevents them from learning. Ending child labor requires collective action across governments and communities. Let’s build a future based on education, not exploitation. Children belong in school, not the workplace.
FAWCO's Human Rights Team and its Education Team stand in solidarity with those working to protect children's rights and to ensure that every child has the chance to learn and thrive in a
Take a look at this article, "Educating Families, Empowering Children: Why Adult Learning Should Be a Human Right" (https://tinyurl.com/3bz8xjkw), co-written by Marelie Manders (Heidelberg IWC, Human Rights Team Co-Chair) and Dana Cognetta Fritchie (AIWC Frankfurt, Education Team Co-Chair).
As you read, ask yourself: how many of the children working today are simply repeating a story their parents never got to rewrite?
Let us all give a red card to child labor: fair play for children, decent work for adults