Conversation about child labour

An estimated 246 million children are engaged in child labour. Ensuring access to quality basic education is critical to eliminate the worst forms child labour. Governments have an obligation to provide compulsory and quality elementary education for each child. Join Vernor Muñoz Villalobos, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, and Human Rights Education Associates staff for a chat about child labour and the right to education on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour 2005.