Ray Burke
Question:114 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the EU will put in place proposals to eliminate the world-wide scourge of child labour. [16706/96]
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114 Mr. R. Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that the EU will put in place proposals to eliminate the world-wide scourge of child labour. [16706/96]
The European Union has taken an active role in international fora in efforts to eliminate child labour and has supported efforts to give greater prominence to this issue. A number of proposals have emerged in these fora to address the problem of child labour. In particular, the International Labour Organisation — ILO — has an international programme for the elimination of child labour in place which the EU has actively supported. At an ILO conference in June 1996, the Government delegations of 13 member states of the EU, including Ireland, co-sponsored a resolution concerning the elimination of child labour. This resolution welcomed the increased role of the ILO in the fight against child labour and the increased level of technical co-operation programmes being undertaken by the ILO.