Mr Guy Ryder, the ILO Director-General said this in a statement made available on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to Ryder, the Convention is the most rapidly ratified Convention in the history of the organisation, since its adoption 21 years ago by the International Labour Conference. Mrs Sharan Burrow, Secretary General, International Trade Union Confederation , also welcomed the universal ratification.
Mr Roberto Santos, Secretary General of the International Organisation of Employers described the universal ratification of the Convention as a historic moment. It would be recalled that the ILO have estimated that there are 152 million children in child labour , 73 million of whom are in hazardous work.
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