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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Victor Ahiuma-Young, reporting from Geneva, Switzerland AHEAD of tomorrow’s World Day Against Child Labour, 2017, International Labour Organisation, ILO, says there are over 168 million children engaged in child-labour across the globe, saying eighty-five million of them do hazardous work. Consequently, the global body pleaded with the world leaders to provide maximum protection for children. However, ILO said it was working closely with its government and employers’ and workers’ constituents, as well as other international organizations, civil society and the media to support children affected by child-labour in conflicts and disasters. Speaking at the ongoing 106th  session of the International Labour Conference, ILC, Director-General of ILO, Mr. Guy Ryder, lamented that the world was facing the greatest refugee crisis for decades because of countries affected by conflict and disaster, homes and schools had been destroyed. He explained that ILO was e...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Owei Lakemfa T ERRORISM  rules the world today. In the past one week, there have been three attacks in parts of the world. Just two days ago (June 7), two symbols of Iranian life; its Parliament and the tomb of revered revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini were attacked with at least a dozen persons  killed. A day earlier, a  man carrying an hammer attacked the police at the  Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and was  shot.  He claimed to be striking a blow for the extremists in Syria.  On Saturday June 3, three men drove a bus against pedestrians on the London Bridge before attacking people in the streets with  knives. Eight persons were killed and 48 injured in this  attack.   Earlier on May 22, a man had bombed the Manchester Arena in Britain killing 22 with 64 injured. Given the fast pace of attacks and the harvest of deaths, most of humanity are on edge over terrorism, so not a few eye brows ...