As the world marks World Day against Child Labour on June 12th, the musical world pledges to bring the issue centre stage.
Some of the world’s leading musicians have partnered with the International Labour Organization in an initiative to combat child labour.
The “Music against Child Labour Initiative” calls for orchestras, choirs and musicians of all genres worldwide to dedicate one concert in their planned repertoire, between October 2013 and December 2014, to the struggle against child labour.
Supporters include the renowned conductors Claudio Abbado, José-Antonio Abreu, Daniel Barenboim, the Mozart Orchestra, the International Federation of Musicians, and Fundación Musical Simon Bolivar El Sistema.
See full Press Release: http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/media-centre/press-releases/WCMS_215492/lang--en/index.htm
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