Eduardo will be joining ILO Director-General Juan Somavia, Mr. Federico Addiechi, head of Corporate Social Responsibility of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA, Ms Nicole Petignat-Mouidi, the only female referee qualified for male international matches and Mr. Carlos Xavier, a football player from Portugal and creator of a football club targeted at child development.

After the ceremony, World Cup football legend Roger Milla of Cameroon will "Kick the Ball" against child labour in a friendly match with girls teams from a local football club and an international school.

The World Day Against Child Labour is designed to highlight the ILO's global campaign, which, through the partnership with World Scouting and FIFA, has reached millions of people around the world since its launch in 2002.

The shared vision of WOSM and ILO in pursuing social justice and peace and the empowerment of young people in bringing forward the social dimensions of globalisation are at the core of the collaboration between the two NGOs, which was formalised with the signing of a MoU in December 2004. Since then, Scouts from the Arab States (Morocco, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon) have been trained in the SCREAM (Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, the Arts and the Media) methodology. The International Conference on Scouting and Child Labour held in Cairo in February 2005 provided the impetus for the beginning of collaborative activities on SCREAM between National Scout Organisations and IPEC field offices worldwide.

ILO/IPEC has participated in previous World Scout Jamborees, including the running of a child labour workshop during the 20th World Scout Jamboree in Thailand (28th December 2002 – 7th January 2003). At the upcoming World Scout Jamboree in the UK (27th July – 8th August 2007), ILO/IPEC will be participating in the Global Development activities. The educational method on which Scouting is based, is aimed at enabling young people to discover how they can actively take part in community life, focusing on the following issues: human rights, environment, health and peace.

Links:
Key Projects of WOSM & ILO/IPEC
Joint Seminars run by WOSM & ILO/IPEC

World Day Against Child Labour
When: Monday 12th June 2006
Time: Activities "kick off" at 13.30-15.00
Where: International Labour Office, Geneva
Link: ILO web Site