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April 2012

  1. Video

    India: Out of the Repair Shop and In to School

    10 April 2012

    When you think of what trade unions do, rescuing children from illegal child labour is not usually the first thing that comes to mind. But in India's Tamil Nadu State, six trade unions have come together to eradicate child labour, especially in its most hazardous forms. In the district of Erode, nearly a hundred children have been removed from auto and motorcycle repair shop work and are now back in school.

  2. Video

    A Trade Union's Battle against Child Labour in Ghana

    10 April 2012

    In Ghana, the General Agricultural Workers' Union, known as the "G-A-W-U" with support from the ILO, has had a major impact on eliminating the worst forms of child labour. Acting both independently, and using "social dialogue" to collaborate with employers and government, the union fights child labour in three key sectors: fisheries, palm oil production, and cocoa farming.

March 2011

  1. Video interview

    Interview with Mr. Abdessalem Jerad, General Secretary of the Tunisian General Labour Union UGTT (in Arabic)

    22 March 2011

    ILO TV interviewed Mr. Abdessalem Jerad, General Secretary of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) about the current economic and social situation in Tunisia, the role that trade unions can play and how they see the future of the region.

June 2010

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