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Photo3 ILO ACCEL Africa supports the Malawi Alliance 8.7 Strategic Planning Workshop
Malawi agreed on a voluntary basis to become an Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder country hence committing itself to move faster to reach SDG Target 8.7, through accelerating efforts, adopting new approaches and collaborating with others. It becomes one of 26...
Photo1 ILO ACCEL Africa supports the Malawi Alliance 8.7 Strategic Planning Workshop
Malawi agreed on a voluntary basis to become an Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder country hence committing itself to move faster to reach SDG Target 8.7, through accelerating efforts, adopting new approaches and collaborating with others. It becomes one of 26...
Photo1 ILO ACCEL Africa supports the Malawi Alliance 8.7 Strategic Planning Workshop
Malawi agreed on a voluntary basis to become an Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder country hence committing itself to move faster to reach SDG Target 8.7, through accelerating efforts, adopting new approaches and collaborating with others. It becomes one of 26...
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Malawi Youths empowered with dairy farming skills
30 youths in Blantyre, Malawi have graduated at Mafe Skills Development Centre.
From Child Laborer to Skilled Entrepreneur: The Inspiring Journey of Benson Panwell in Malawi
From Child Labor to Livestock Leaders: How the Kathakhola Club is Empowering Their Community
Defying Age and Empowering Generations: The Inspiring Story of Getrude Mpandaguta and the ACCEL Project
ILO partners with ICEED to eliminate child labour through economic empowerment and vocation skills training for youth in Malawi
Lilongwe, March 10, 2022 – The International Labour Organization (ILO), ACCEL Africa Malawi project and the Impact Centre for Economic Empowerment and Development (ICEED) have signed a new partnership valued at Mk376 million (circa. USD$450,000) to...
National Statistical Office (NSO) of Malawi partners with the International Labour Organization to survey child labour in Malawi’s tea and...
Malawi, 10th March 2022 – The National Statistical Office of Malawi (NSO), with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO) through the ACCEL Africa Malawi project will conduct a child labour survey in the country’s tea and coffee...
International Labour Organization (ILO) and Malawi Congress of Trade Unions partner for trade union action to accelerate the elimination of...
“As MCTU, we look forward to leveraging this partnership to further enhance our ongoing efforts to build the capacity of our affiliated trade unions, especially those representing workers in the formal and informal sectors, as well as smallholder...
International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) partner to eliminate child labour through school...
This partnership comes at a critical time, as COVID-19 has contributed to rising rates of school dropouts, including because of the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic, as well as periodic school closures.
International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) partner to eliminate child labour through school...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) have entered into a new partnership to accelerate the fight against child labour in Malawi through school improvements and better access to education. The...
#EndChildLabour2021
World Day Against Child Labour in Africa: Opening remarks by Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General, Regional Director...
#EndChildLabour2021
Media Advisory- Event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa
Join us for a regional virtual event to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour.
AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa
The African Union, ILO and UNICEF organized a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, to discuss strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based...
Immediate steps are needed to avoid falling further behind on fighting child labour
“We are empowering our district and regional labour officers to ensure that they are going in all sectors to smoke out child labour and forced labour. We are doing this together with other stakeholders to ensure effective inspections,” Malawi Deputy...
Malawian Children Trafficked to Mozambique in Search of Jobs
This article uncovers a new form of exploitation where some families in Malawi are giving away their children to herd animals and work in crop fields in Mozambique at the expense of their right to education.
How can individuals act to eliminate child labour in their communities?
We children and youth of today, need to be well educated, we need to dream, we need to be healthy so that we can good leaders tomorrow, and all this is only possible if you, our dear parents, allow us to do so.
Journalists have a key role to play in the collective effort to eliminate child labour
Through the Accel Africa Reporting on child labour in Africa course, learners are introduced to a number of different issues, including international labour standards, ethical reporting of child-related information, or collecting testimonies from...
Malawi’s Ministry of Labour pledges to accelerate efforts for the eradication of child labour
The Deputy Minister of Labour, Malawi, Honourable Vera Kamtukule has joined the African Union and its Member States, the International Labour Organization (ILO), and other stakeholders in adding her voice in pursuit of the global target to eliminate...