All news: Mali
We will be able to document MDG indicator 8.7 on child and forced labour in Mali.
Amadou Kone participated in the training on the analysis of data on child and forced labour in Abidjan, where he had the opportunity to share his experience in the design and processing of nationwide surveys including: the design of collection...
ILO builds national capacity to analyze data on child and forced labor in Africa
The International Labour Office under its project “Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa” (ACCEL Africa), conducts a training on data analysis relating to child labour and forced labour for 28...
Child labour
Next steps to end child labour in global supply chains
A major conference takes place this week in the Netherlands that aims to set out the next steps in ending child labour in global supply chains. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder took part in a panel discussion at the conference, which has been...
UNHCR and ILO to launch a joint initiative to support the urbanization and economic integration process of Malian refugees in Niger
UNHCR and ILO to launch a joint initiative to support the urbanization and economic integration process of Malian refugees in Niger
Stepping up the fight against child labour
GENEVA (ILO News) – A large gap remains between the ratification of Conventions on child labour and the actions countries take to deal with the problem, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report marking the tenth anniversary of...
ACCEL Africa holds its first regional consultation meeting in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
National project coordinators and tripartite representatives from six countries covered by the Accel Africa project, participated in its first regional consultation meeting held in Abidjan.
Project launch
Clear Cotton project seeks halt to child labour in West Africa and Pakistan
Four-year project co-funded by the EU kicks off with workshop participants vowing to make cotton production sustainable.
Decent work
How decent work can transform cotton production
South-South Project uses good practices in Brazil to promote decent work in cotton production in African and Latin American countries.
Mali becomes the third African country to ratify the Protocol of 2014 on forced labour
ECOWAS workshop on migration data management
Senior experts are meeting from 15-18 March 2016 in Lome, Togo to better mainstream migration data and management into development planning in ECOWAS countries.
Combating child labour through education
Knowledge sharing workshop reviews progress of ILO-IPEC project
The participants came from Bolivia, Indonesia, Mali and Uganda – the four project countries.
Governing Body: Workers' group statements on Guinea, Mali, and Spain
The Workers' group of the ILO Governing Body adopted statements on the current situations in Guinea, Mali, and Spain.
Child Labour
Fixing the future of Mali's child workers
In Mali, approximately two out of three children aged 5 to 17 work. This represents over 3 million children. Few of them go to school and 40 per cent of children aged 5 to 14 perform hazardous tasks. The situation of migrant girls is of particular...