Child labour remains a persistent problem in today's world and a blatant violation of the human rights of millions of boys and girls around the globe. The latest global estimates indicate that 138 million children are working, which represents nearly 8% of all children worldwide. Fifty-four million of these children are engaged in hazardous work that directly endangers their health, safety, and moral and spiritual development.
Representatives from companies (private and public); public procurement agencies and services; relevant ministries with a specific mandate and interest in business and human rights (labour, trade, public procurement, justice, and human rights); development finance institutions; national human rights institutions; academia; national focal points for the promotion of the MNE Declaration; OECD National Contact Points for RBC; UN agencies; employers' organizations and workers' organizations.