News
2013
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Bonded labour
Fighting bonded labour in Nepal
02 August 2013
Though it is banned by the government and has all but disappeared from certain locations, bonded labour persists in some parts of the country.
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News
Children deserve to play: from sugarcane fields to volleyball and football pitches
01 August 2013
Fun in the sun was what 167 former child labourers from ILO Interntational Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) areas in Bukidnon had on 11-12 July as part of the province’s celebration of the World Day against Child Labour.
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News
Pak Pang Royal Project Celebrations in Nakhon Si Thammarat Highlight this year Provincial Work Against Child Labour
31 July 2013
Every year at Pak Pang district in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, a ‘Royal Pak Panang River basin Development Project initiated by his majesty the King’s is celebrated with various community projects on water management, environment and social welfare highlighted through a 4-day country fair.
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Child labour
Convergence – A way to end child labour in India
31 July 2013
The ILO teams up with the local authorities to help remove and prevent children from entering child labour in urban and rural areas in five states.
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Statement
Exhibition "The ILO's fight against child labour: Dreaming of Freedom" - Kirsten Sandberg, Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
30 July 2013
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Video
Partnerships to end child labour in India
29 July 2013
While child labour has not yet been eliminated in India, the Government of India and the ILO have been working together in partnership at national, state and district level to remove the remaining obstacles. Good practices developed through the years, such as improved access to income generation for parents, vocational training programs for older children and preparatory classes for children waiting to enter state schools are converging. This film and the IPEC project it examines, through the support of the United States Department of Labor, hears from children and their parents who have benefited from the convergence of these good practices. By following a cohesive, systematic approach the elimination of child labour can become a reality.
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Statement
Marta Santos Pais - Statement of Support of ILO-IPEC Exhibition
08 July 2013
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News
End of project workshop on EC-ILO-ACP “TACKLE” project
05 July 2013
On 2 and 3 July 2013, an end of project global stakeholders workshop on the joint ILO-EU-ACP “TACKLE” project on child labour took place in Brussels. “TACKLE” stands for “Tackling child labour through education” and is a joint project of the European Commission (EC) and the ILO with the support of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). Launched in 2008, TACKLE aims at fighting child labour in 12 countries.
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News
Jordan reviews legislation on equal pay and child labour
04 July 2013
Legal amendments on equal remuneration and child labour under discussion.
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Press release
Launch of Research-based Visual Products on Combating Child Labour
01 July 2013
Everyday around 115 million children are exposed to hazardous work around the globe, including 15.5 million children who are engaged in domestic work outside their own homes according to the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO).