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Nigeria launches National Policy and Action Plan to accelerate elimination of child labour

Nigeria has launched the third edition of its National Policy on Child Labour and National Action Plan for the Elimination of Child Labour, reinforcing the country's commitment to accelerate action towards 2030. The ILO is supporting these efforts...

Japanese parliamentarians see Japan-supported International Labour Organization initiatives in action in India

Study visit highlights efforts to promote formalization, protect children, improve occupational safety and health, and extend social protection in a changing world of work.

Alliance 8.7

Philippines sets roadmap against forced labour, child labour and exploitation

The Philippines crafts a national roadmap to accelerate action against forced labour, child labour, human trafficking and modern slavery as it seeks to become an Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder country.

ETEL Project

From coverage to impact: A professional dialogue on media and child labour

A forum in Alexandria highlighted the role of media in deepening understanding of child labour, protecting children’s rights and navigating the changes brought by digital platforms and artificial intelligence.

New partnership set to strengthen Lebanon’s cooperative sector through better data and digital modernization

The ILO, Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture and the General Directorate of Cooperatives join forces to update nationwide cooperative data, strengthen institutional capacity and improve support for cooperatives.

Japan-supported ILO initiatives strengthen protections for workers and children in South Asia

Initiatives strengthen pathways to formal employment and social protection for workers, while reinforcing efforts to prevent and eliminate child labour.

ETEL Project

Egypt strengthens child labour protection through ILO project

More than 4,400 children and 2,200 families benefited from a project combining child protection, education, social protection and economic empowerment while strengthening national systems to address child labour.

Decent work in coffee

ILO takes decent work push across Ethiopia’s coffee heartlands

The ILO is expanding its decent work push across Ethiopia’s coffee heartlands, equipping stakeholders in Sidama and South Ethiopia with practical knowledge on labour law, working conditions, wages, productivity and social dialogue. Following...

Keeping children in school: How a community in Nepal is working to prevent child labour

Three years after being declared a Child Labour Free Zone, a rural municipality in eastern Nepal is showing how local government, schools, families and communities can work together to keep children out of child labour.

Poverty and barriers to education driving child labour in rural Myanmar, new ILO study finds

New research points to an urgent need for stronger livelihoods, safer access to education and better protection for children at risk.

Child Labour

Extension officers and parasocial workers join forces against Child Labour

My name is Paul Kiyemba and I serve as the District Production Officer for Kalungu District. Every day, our team of 34 extension officers work closely with farming communities, which places us in a unique position to identify and address child...

Child Labour

CLEAR supply chains strengthens Child Labour due diligence

How can companies strengthen child labour due diligence in the coffee sector? For 23 participants representing 6 major coffee buying and trading companies, the answer is clear: practical measures such as implementing robust child labour policies,...

Sustaining 13 years of action against child labour in Türkiye’s hazelnut harvest

Through the ILO–CAOBISCO public-private partnership and in close cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, government, social partners and hazelnut companies met in Ordu and Giresun to agree on how to sustain 13 years of progress...

Campaign

Bringing the fight against child labour to the streets of Jakarta, Indonesia

A month-long ILO campaign across Jakarta raised public awareness and amplified Indonesia’s call to end child labour, generating more than 200 million estimated views.

Child Labour

Local governments in Nepal strengthen action to eliminate child labour

The Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment (MoYLE) advances efforts to accelerate and consolidate the Child Labour Free Zone (CLFZ) approach in Nepal.

Turkmenistan expands local outreach to prevent child and forced labour

Around 1,500 people across 35 etraps in Turkmenistan took part in an ILO-supported awareness-raising initiative on preventing child and forced labour, particularly in the cotton harvest.

Provincial consultation

Lao People’s Democratic Republic moves closer to finalizing national strategy to eliminate child labour

Provincial stakeholders from the northern region review and validate the draft National Strategy for the Elimination of Child Labour 2026–2040 to ensure it reflects local realities and can be effectively implemented across the country.

Eastern Indian state advances action to eliminate child labour and empower young people

Marking International Youth Day 2026, an ILO-supported consultation strengthens coordinated action on child labour and seeks feedback on Jharkhand's draft State Action Plan.

Nigeria strengthens child labour action through new evidence and continuous monitoring

Nigeria is shifting from periodic child labour surveys to routine data generation, enabling more targeted interventions that protect children, support families and improve educational outcomes.

Community action in Ghana strengthens the fight against child labour

In Ghana’s cocoa-growing and artisanal gold-mining communities, the fight against child labour is being advanced through practical, community-led action. Under the ACCEL Africa project, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands,...