Dance against child labor: Appeal to the government in Vienna!

Dance against child labor: Appeal to the government in Vienna!

in Vienna there was today an urgent appeal from the "Stop child labor" initiative to the new Austrian federal government. This initiative, supported by Catholic organizations, demands that the supply chain law are not watered down. The appeal is aimed directly at Chancellor Christian Stocker and other government members to ensure that effective measures against child labor are taken worldwide. "Work does not belong in children's hands! Do everything to ensure that child labor is stopped," is the clear message from the initiative, which is borne by organizations such as youth a world and fair trade. The appeal in the press release warns that European prosperity must not continue to be based on the exploitation of children in the global south, as was reported on the KathPress.at website.

dance campaign on Ballhausplatz

At the same time as the appeal, a remarkable campaign took place today at 10:00 a.m. under the motto "Dancing against child labor" on Wiener Ballhausplatz. A group of children from the parish of Rossau danced to the melody of the popular Opus classic "Live is Life" in order to draw attention to the persistent problem of child labor. With this creative campaign, the organizers, including the Epiphany campaign and solidarity Austria, call up the new government to become active to ensure the protection of children. As emphasized in the report by ots.at, the initiative is not tired of drawing the public and political decision -makers aware of the alarming 160 million children who have to work due to poverty.

The initiative also invites all supporters to send emails to the responsible ministers via their website in order to underline the importance of maintaining the currently valid EU supply chain directive (CSDDD). It is emphasized that only a strong law against child labor of exploitation in the global south can stop. This clear demand shows that the fight against child labor lies in the hands of the governments and must be challenged as quickly as possible to protect the rights of the children concerned.