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Focus on child labour in Africa’s supply chains
ILO in Action
Funded by the government of the Netherlands, the ILO's ACCEL Africa project aims to eliminate child labour from supply chains in Africa, including in the cocoa sector in Côte d'Ivoire and the artisanal gold mining sector in Mali. The project's Chief Technical Advisor, Minoru Ogasawara, explains.
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ILO/UNICEF: Social protection contributes to reducing child labour
A new ILO-UNICEF report calls for the closing of the social protection coverage gap that means 1.5 billion children are still unsupported by family or child cash benefits.
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A child should go to school, not to work
ILO Voices
Domboué Nibéissé was 9 years old when he stopped going to school and started to work in the cotton fields in Burkina Faso. Difficult and tiring work, two years later he was given an opportunity to return to school.
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The Serious Business of Happiness at Work
Podcast
Does it matter if people are happy at work? Or should they just be satisfied with reasonable pay and conditions and not expect more? It’s well-established that happiness is linked to better health and longevity, but an increasing amount of scientific research has found ties with work-related matters like productivity, innovation and staff retention. So, should employers pay attention to staff happiness, and if so, how can they build it?
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Joint Maritime Commission
ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers
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Social Dialogue Report 2022: Collective bargaining for an inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery
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Care at work: Investing in care leave and services for a more gender equal world of work
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World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2022
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World Social Protection Report 2020-22: Social protection at the crossroads – in pursuit of a better future
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Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward
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Working from home: From invisibility to decent work
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Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19
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