The global Music Against Child Labour Initiative was launched in 2013.
It brings together key partners in the world of music - famous conductors, musicians, musicians' organizations and music education bodies - and the ILO, through its International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour. The Initiative’s Manifesto calls on orchestras, choirs and musicians of all genres worldwide to dedicate one concert between February 2013 and December 2017 to the struggle against child labour.
The first concert in the main series was performed in October 2013 during the III Global Conference on Child Labour in Brasilia.
Download the Manifesto
Founding Organisations
Jeunesses Musicales International
Making a Difference through Music
Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) is the largest youth music NGO in the world, created in Brussels, Belgium in 1945 with the mission to "enable young people to develop through music across all boundaries". With member organizations currently in 80 countries JMI is a global network providing opportunities for young people to engage with music. The JMI network reaches over 5 million young people aged 13-30 per year through some 36,000 activities, which embrace all styles of music, and coordinates cross-border exchange opportunities on the international level.JMI places empowerment, with its emphasis on social inclusion and cohesion, at its core. For over 60 years, JMI has been 'Making a Difference through Music', using the power of music to bridge across social, geographical, racial and economic divides and creating a platform for intercultural dialogue.
FIM
International Federation of Musicians
The International Federation of Musicians, founded in 1948, is the international organisation for musicians’ unions, guilds and professional associations and is now counting about 70 members in 60 countries throughout the world.I'm a paragraph. I'm a great place for you to let your users know a little more about me. Double click me to change me and add your own content. To customize me and change my font click on the Design tab in the property panel.
Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar
El Sistema
El Sistema is a state foundation which watches over Venezuela's 125 youth orchestras and the instrumental training programmes which make them possible. The organization has 31 symphony orchestras, and between 310,000 to 370,000 children attend its music schools around the country.[2] 70 to 90 percent of the students come from poor socio-economic backgrounds
