Mr. Speaker, the social problem of child labour challenges people of conscience around the world. A solution is not simple because in some countries the child worker's income is vital to the family's survival.
Canada's strategy focuses on children's rights, the right to health and the right to education. Our CIDA funding targets primary schooling and child care and seeks to strengthen the position of women in society.
Today in Oslo at the International Organization of Labour Conference, Canada joins 39 other countries in drafting an agenda for action by the international community in order to protect children from harmful and exploitative forms of child labour.
Let us all hope that Canada can build another consensus as positive for children as the one we are now forging on land mines.