IPEC is operational in 88 countries, with 61 of these countries having signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the ILO. In the remaining 27 countries that have not yet signed an MOU, IPEC is providing support for various activities to prevent child labour.
Region
Countries that have signed an MOU
(61 Countries)Countries/areas associated with IPEC
(27 countries)Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Zimbabwe
Arab States
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen
Asia
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand
China, Viet Nam
Europe and Central Asia
Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Moldova, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Latin America and Caribbean
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Mexico, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago
In previous years, other countries that implemented IPEC activities (associated with IPEC) were Estonia, Syria, West Bank and Ghaza.
For more information on IPEC’s work in these countries, please go to our Regions and Countries section.