In 2006 the International Labour Organization set a visionary target - to bring to an end all the worst forms of child labour by 2016. With the target date drawing closer, the global campaign to end child labour is at a critical juncture. There are clear signs of progress but also disconcerting gaps in the global response. As things are today, the pace of progress is not fast enough to achieve the 2016 target. A flagging in the worldwide movement, a certain "child labour fatigue", must be prevented.

The challenge is to deliver on the ambitious