GRAN News - CHILD MARRIAGE IS CHILD LABOUR

GRAN agrees with AIDS-Free World when it says, "Child marriage is not merely a harmful traditional practice: it is a crime, it is child labour in its worst form, and it is a complete violation of a girl’s human rights." AIDS-Free World is pushing the International Labour Organization (ILO) to classify girls who are forced into marriages as child labourers. http://childmarriageischildlabour.com/problem/

Read their report to learn more. http://www.aidsfreeworld.org/Our-Issues/Child-Marriage/Child-Marriage-is-Child-Labour.aspx

If you happen to be a union member, you can join the campaign by signing the letter to the ILO Click here

http://grandmothersadvocacy.org

grandmothersadvocacy@gmail.com

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