The 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labor will be held in Morocco from 11 to 13 February 2026 to discuss solutions and agree on urgent,concrete actions to eliminate child labor globally.
The announcement was made Thursday by the International Labour Organization. The Conference will bring together governments,employers’ and workers’ organizations,civil society,the private sector,and international partners to accelerate progress towards ending child labour.
The event will provide a platform for dialogue and exchange,fostering the sharing of innovative and effective solutions,identifying persistent challenges and defining urgent and concrete measures to accelerate the elimination of child labour worldwide.
The agenda features round-tables,high-level discussions and interactive sessions,focusing on sustained and coordinated action beyond 2030 to end child labour and forced labour.
According to ILO-UNICEF 2024 Global estimates,138 million children still in child labour,including 54 million in hazardous works. The international community has not met Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),which calls for the elimination of child labour in all its forms by 2025.
The Morocco-conference builds on the outcomes of previous Global Conferences: Oslo (1997),The Hague (2010),Brasilia (2013),Buenos Aires (2017),and Durban (2022),and will be guided by the six priority areas of the Durban Call to Action.
This Call urges “immediate,intensified,gender-responsive,well-coordinated,multisectoral,multi-stakeholder,rights-based action” to end child labour and forced labour. Participating countries committed to tracking progress and presenting their achievements at the Conference.
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