Our goal is to help build a world in which no child is forced to work — a world where every child, regardless of gender, ethnicity, class, or nationality, enjoys the right to play, learn, grow, and live in peace.

To move toward this vision:

• We work to raise widespread awareness about the harms of child labor and the meaning of the right to childhood
• We build coalitions with civil society groups, activists, families, and children themselves
• We work to transform the call for the abolition of exploitative and harmful forms of child labor into a collective public demand

Our Key Demands

1. The immediate and complete abolition of child labor in all its forms — with no exceptions, no justifications, and no compromises
2. Comprehensive support for the rights of children to survival, development, participation, and protection — across all dimensions: physical, emotional, social, and cultural
3. Effective mechanisms to prevent exploitation, violence, and harm to children at the local, national, and international levels
4. Raising public awareness of the right to childhood and the risks of child labor through education, information campaigns, and civic engagement
5. Encouraging and supporting the active participation of children in decisions that affect their lives and futures
6. Strengthening solidarity and coordination among child rights defenders, civil society groups, government bodies, and international institutions to build a united and effective network for advancing children’s rights
7. Establishing transparent and accountable organizational structures for child rights activists that can respond to the evolving needs and challenges of the movement
8. Exerting pressure on states and centers of power to uphold social justice and eliminate all forms of ethnic, religious, gender-based, racial, and economic discrimination that deprive children of their fundamental rights