An Examination of the Role and Responsibility of the Governments in Eliminating Child Labour

The purpose of the study was to examine the role and responsibility of governments in eliminating child labour. The study method was descriptive-analytical using library resources. Examinations indicated that the actions and the activities of international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) like the Global March Against Child Labour, which is a member of the Group Task Force on Child Labour and Education for All, the Education International, which participates in IPEC programs through the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Office of Labour Activities, and Anti-Slavery International have been effective in eradicating and preventing child labor. The ILO based the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) in 1992 to phase out child labour that has to be reached by boosting the ability of countries to tackle the problem and promoting a global movement to combat labour. IPEC currently has institutions in 88 countries. IPEC is the largest child labour program and the largest operational program of the ILO. IPEC has considered different approaches to reach its goals: for instance, developing country-wide policy reform programs regarding reforming policies, considering serious measures to end child labour, as well as raising awareness to change social attitudes and promote the adoption and effective implementation of ILO conventions on child labour.