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9 June, 1999Carla Coletti made a strong contribution to the struggle for maternity protection and eliminination of child labour in her maiden speech at the ILO.
GENEVA: Carla Coletti, until now a member of the IMF Secretariat, in charge of the Equal Rights Department, and now Italian worker representative of the ILO Governing Body, has for the first time got the floor at the International Labour Conference 87th Plenary Session. She said that "children at school, adults at work" must not be just a slogan.
"We have to join our efforts and immediately address the worst forms of exploitation of children, without losing sight of the need to effectively eliminate all forms of child labour."
Concerning maternity protection, she declared it as a basic human right as well as a strategic resource for development. However, today "the overall condition of working women is deteriorating."
This is an indicator of the violation of basic rights, Carla Coletti concluded. The ILO will provide the ground for a new partnership against such deterioration of society.
"We have to join our efforts and immediately address the worst forms of exploitation of children, without losing sight of the need to effectively eliminate all forms of child labour."
Concerning maternity protection, she declared it as a basic human right as well as a strategic resource for development. However, today "the overall condition of working women is deteriorating."
This is an indicator of the violation of basic rights, Carla Coletti concluded. The ILO will provide the ground for a new partnership against such deterioration of society.