ILO Conventions on child labour

ILO Convention 138 (1973) sets the minimum age for admission to employment and work, establishing 15 years as the general minimum working age (with provisions for developing countries to set it at 14 years). ILO Convention 182 (1999) concerns the Worst Forms of Child Labour, prohibiting practices such as slavery, forced labor, child trafficking, forced recruitment for armed conflict, and hazardous child labor. Both conventions are explicitly focused on eliminating child labor and protecting children's rights. The other options address different international issues entirely. > ILO Child Protection: Conventions 138 (minimum age) and 182 (worst forms) are specifically anti-child labor standards.