"Thus the Convention is unequivocal in its call for children to be consulted, to have their opinions ..." — Carol Bellamy

Children have in the past and continue to influence policy makers.

The real solution is to improve the incomes of the poor and provide their children with decent education.

We must ensure that while eliminating child labor in the export industry, we are also eliminating their labour from the informal sector, which is more invisible to public scrutiny - and thus leaves the children more open to abuse and exploitation.

The dream of the Convention was born from the that children and their needs were not been considered when policies were being made, laws passed or actions undertaken.