Malawi is committed to combat child labour, says H.E. Mrs Joyce Banda

H.E. Mrs Joyce Banda, President of Malawi pledged 'to continue to champion the zero tolerance to child labour in Malawi, and also to intensify programs to eradicate the poverty which is the root cause of this problem'. In her first visit to the ILO's International Labour Conference Mrs. Banda also added that 'in these times of widespread economic challenges arising from the global financial and economic crisis, the relevance of the ILO today has become glaringly clear'. After addressing the plenary sitting, Mrs Banda met with the African delegates of governments, workers' and employers' organizations.