Thomas Wissing

Head of Advocacy and Partnerships Unit at @ILO FUNDAMENTALS

[ILO action to End Forced Labour @ILO_EndSlavery]

Congratulations Thailand for ratifying the @ilo #ForcedLabour Protocol #50FF in presence of Thai Labour Minister
Thailand is the 24th country to ratify the Protocol and the 1st one in Asia
@GuyRyder hopes many more will follow

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"Whenever @k_satyarthi is present our cause gains strength" @GuyRyder in his closing speech #ILC2018

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"1 in 10 children is still victim of child labour. Ambitious #SDGs targets require accelerated action" explains Margaret Kidd Australian Govt #ILC2018

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"to fully eradicate #ChildLabour, we need to join forces and rise to the challenge" says @MiriamShearman #ILC2018

[ILO action to End Forced Labour @ILO_EndSlavery]

Hon. Ravindra Samaraweera Minister of Labour of Sri Lanka announces that Sri Lanka hopes to ratify @ilo Forced labour Protocol by the end of 2018 #ForcedLabour #50FF @ILOColombo Live from the #ILC2018

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"We have to align the end of the minimum compulsory education with the minimum age for employment, this is simple" @GuyRyder #ILC2018

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

Live from #ILC2018 event to mark #20YearsofGlobalMarch & World Day against #ChildLabour @k_satyarthi @snazrene @thebasurai

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"les enfants sont traités comme des adultes au travail alors qu'ils n'ont pas fini leur développement. Les jeunes travailleurs jusqu'à 24 ans sont plus vulnérables, notamment aux accidents de travail" explique Mariam Kamissoko SafeYouth@Work #ILC2018

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"it seems to me that many people do not realize that children are our future" regrets children activist Zulema Lopez #ILC2018 #ChildLabour

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"Children had to come here to demand their rights. 20 years later, I'm still afraid because I'm a father now and the world is still not safe for our children" @thebasurai #ILC2018 #ChildLabour

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"many rural workers are still denied the right to join a trade union" recalls Sue Longley @IUFglobal #ILC2018

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"a collaborative approach is needed to help the children who are the most difficult to reach" @snazrene

[ILO_Live @ILO_live]

We remember that extraordinary moment in June 1998, when you led children from around the world into the @UNGeneva to press for a new ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. @GuyRyder now at the #ILC2018

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"children were chanting "no more tools for tiny hands, we want books, we want toys"" @k_satyarthi remembering the Global March against #ChildLabour 20 years ago #ILC2018

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"to reach #SDGs target 8.7, we must once and for all turn off the tap and prevent children from entering child labour, whether hazardous or not" @GuyRyder

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"73 million children in hazardous work – that’s almost half of the 152 million aged 5 to17 still in child labour" @GuyRyder

[Basu Rai @thebasurai]

I am going ILO after 20 years
In Geneva, on 4 June 2018, at the Palais des Nations, an event will mark the World Day Against Child Labour and the 20th Anniversary of the Global March Against Child Labour. This... https://t.co/ewA5nY6ymK

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

"73 million children are doing work which is harmful to their health, safety or morals" recalls @GuyRyder #Childlabour #GenerationSafeAndHealthy

[ILO action to End Child Labour @ILO_Childlabour]

Retweeted GMagainstChildLabor (@kNOwChildLabour):

Today, join us to celebrate #20YearsofGlobalMarch and World Day Against #ChildLabour through a panel discussion being held in Geneva during #ILC2018. ILO-DG,... https://t.co/dr2Ilgov1E

[Thomas Wissing @ThomasWissing1]

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