All events: child labour + child workers

Training needs of BSP management assessed

Sensitization of the management of Bulleh Shah Packaging (BSP) is one of the key components under public-private partnership between the ILO and Stora Enso on promoting decent work and combat child labour in the value chain of BSP, Stora Enso’s...

Media Assessment on child labour

ENHANCE project will conduct an assessment of national and provincial media groups, media providers including internet providers, channels and platforms to assess the feasibility and provide recommendation for ENHANCE’s public awareness raising...

Child Labour Platform (CLP) Meeting

Forum on Tackling child labour in supply chains

The Child Labour Platform, a business-led forum for exchange and action to tackle child labour in supply chains, will hold a meeting on 17-18 October, in Geneva.

Invitation

How PPP created a sustainable model to tackle child labour in the hazelnut sector in Turkey

A panel discussion organized by the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU in partnership with ILO Turkey, CAOBISCO and the Turkish Ministry of Labour.

ILO-Strora Enso Project landed at BSP arenas

A series of awareness raising seminars is scheduled to promote decent work and combat child labour in the value chain of Bulleh Shah Packaging (BSP), Stora Enso’s joint venture in Pakistan.

Alliance 8.7: For a world without forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour

National Conference on Labour

A two-day national conference on labour was organized in the state of Odisha, in partnership with the ILO, highlighting issues relating to welfare of construction workers, child labour and bonded labour.

Sub-regional consultation workshop on achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 8.7

This sub-regional consultation was designed to follow a schedule of large plenary sessions with expert panels, small multi-stakeholder breakout groups, and live lunch talks. Recognizing that within the SDG 8.7 thematic areas of work there are...

“The 2016 discussion at the ILC on Global Supply Chains (GSC)”, Child Labour Platform (CLP) Webinar

Consultation Workshop on the Development of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Child Labour in Myanmar

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is providing assistance to the Government of Myanmar in formulating a comprehensive National Action Plan on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (NAP). This activity will contribute to the...

Abidjan to host the regional consultation on SDG Alliance 8.7 in Africa

The first sub regional consultation on ending forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour will be held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 8-9 September 2016 in the presence of Ms Dominique Ouattara, First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire

Child labour

National Consultation Workshop to Reduce Child Labour and to Improve Working Conditions in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

Over 50 representatives from government agencies, employers and workers organizations and national coalitions joined a consultation workshop to reduce child labour and to improve working conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining.

ILO hosts a meeting for representatives of development partner countries to support implementation of the NAP For Child Labour in Lebanon

The meeting, in coordination with and under the Patronage of the Minister of Labour, will look into advancing and funding of the National Action Plan in light of the increase in child labour in Lebanon since the onset of the Syria refugee crisis.

Baseline activities: Baseline Survey, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Survey, Technical Capacity and Institutional Needs Assessment,...

From September 2016 to February 2017, ENHANCE project is planning to conduct baseline activities in order to better understand the situation and identify the needs of national and local beneficiaries such as children, youth, parents, workers,...

ILO and Ministry of Labour train high-level Lebanese officials on child labour monitoring and referral system

Training sessions geared at government officials and non-governmental practitioners in the Mount Lebanon areas of Kahale and Ouzai, to instruct on how to establish and operate a local child labour monitoring and referral system.

Jordan launches 2016 National Child Labour Survey

The National Child Labour Survey aims to provide up-to-date data on working children in Jordan, including Syrian refugees.

Collective bargaining

Organizing and Decent Work for Domestic Workers and Elimination of Child Labour in Domestic Work

Domestic work is one of the largest sectors of informal sector work in urban areas in Asian countries and an important source of employment of migrant workers, predominantly women and children. Globally, one in every 13 female wage worker is...

Elimination of child labour

National workshop and drafting process to develop the National Action Plan (NAP) on Child Labour and Forced Labour in Timor-Leste

As part of the immediate actions against child labour, the Government of Timor-Leste has formally established the National Commission against Child Labour. The National Commission aims to implement and monitor the ILO Convention No. 182 concerning...

First Task Force Meeting of the Combatting Unacceptable Forms of Work in the Thai Fishing and Seafood Industry Project funded by the...

The Task Force is an operational platform that provides space for project partners/stakeholders to exchange information and share experiences on implementation of activities, challenges and limitations faced, including technical and operational...

SDG Alliance 8.7 - South Asia Launch

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Alliance 8.7 is a partnership initiative that focused on ending child labour, force labour, modern slavery and human trafficking through coordinated, multi-stakeholder and concerted action.