Currently, about 168 million children work in the world, many full-time. They do not go to school and do not have time to play. Many do not receive food or proper care. They denied the chance to be children. More than half of these children are exposed to the worst forms of child labor, such as working in dangerous environments, slavery, and other forms of forced labor, illegal activities including drug trafficking and prostitution, as well as their involuntary participation in armed conflicts. .

The International Program for the Eradication of Child Labor (IPEC), guided by the principles enshrined in the Minimum Age Convention No. 138 and ILO Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, works to achieve the effective abolition of child labor.