Ending child labour: Implementation of SDG 8.7

Simela Papatheophilou and Bernhard Tröster

No 24/2025, Research Reports from Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE)

Abstract: Despite SDG target 8.7 aiming to eliminate child labour by 2025, 137.6 million children remain affected worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for action. Effective approaches go beyond prohibition, addressing root causes through social protection, education, decent work, and childcare systems, supported by social dialogue with affected communities, including the voices of affected children. This paper offers targeted recommendations to Austrian and EU institutions, encouraging them to drive change through multilateral and bilateral cooperation, enforce corporate responsibility across supply chains, and support local initiatives.

Keywords: Child Labour; Sustainable Development Goals; Policy interventions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
Note: This study was commissioned by Dreikönigsaktion der Katholischen Jungschar (DKA) as part of the project 'Mach dich stark gegen Kinderarbeit' (Take a stand against child labour) by the alliance 'Kinderarbeit stoppen' (Stop Child Labour)
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DOI: 10.60637/2025-rr24

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