Tonga signed the International Labour Organisation's Convention 182, on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, this week.
Ambassador for the Kingdom of Tonga, Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tu'ivakano, formally deposited the ratification instruments with ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.
Ryder said the ratifications reflected a global commitment that the worst forms of child labour, such as slavery, sexual exploitation, the use of children in armed conflict or other illicit and hazardous work, had no place in modern society.
