This public statement comes from working children’s representatives, including 5 movements of working children, 18 NGOs and 10 researchers dedicated to support working children. It addresses the organisers of the upcoming VI Global Conference on Child Labour, particularly the Government of Morocco and the ILO. According to Art. 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, children have a right to be heard in all matters affecting their lives. In 2009, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child adopted nine Basic Requirements for effective, ethical and meaningful participation of children in “all processes in which a child or children are heard and participate” (CRC/C/GC/12 ). These processes need to be (1) transparent and informative, (2) voluntary, (3) respectful, (4) relevant, (5) child-friendly, (6) inclusive, (7) supported by training (for adults), (8) safe and sensitive to risk and (9) accountable.  While we acknowledge that consultations have taken place prior to the conference, involving civil society organisations, governmental stakeholders and, in some regions, working children, and that efforts have been made to …