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The Government of Mali and Japan, through the ILO, launch a project to combat child labour in Ségou

Funded by the Government of Japan and implemented by the ILO in partnership with the Sasakawa Africa Association, the project aims to strengthen the economic resilience of vulnerable cotton-farming households and promote sustainable agricultural...

Honduras Shows a “Red Card” to Child Labour and Strengthens Measures in the Coffee Sector

The International Labor Organization (ILO), in coordination with stakeholders in the coffee sector, local authorities, and development partners, commemorated the World Day Against Child Labour in Honduras with a national event held in San Juan,...

World Day against Child Labour

Learners raise the Red Card against Child Labour in joint World day commemoration

Ghana marks World Day Against Child Labour with renewed call for collective action

Ghana marked the 2026 World Day Against Child Labour with awareness-raising activities and community engagement events to promote children's rights and decent work for adults. The activities were supported by the ILO's ACCEL Africa project, financed...

Decent Work and Social Justice

Delivering Impact, Expanding Opportunity

The first half of 2026 has demonstrated that meaningful progress is achieved when people remain at the centre of development.

World Against Child Labour

Red card to child labour campaign engages Indonesian youth

The ILO and Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia joined forces to mark the World Day Against Child Labour and inspire young people to take part in efforts to end child labour in Indonesia.

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Uzbekistan marks World Day Against Child Labour 2026

An awareness-raising event highlighted children's rights and the 2026 campaign theme, “Red card to child labour: Fair play for children, decent work for adults”.

World Day Against Child Labour 2026, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA

Youth engagement takes centre stage in efforts to eliminate child labour in India

ILO-Rise for Impact project supported workshops in Madhya Pradesh mark World Day Against Child Labour 2026, highlighting the role of education, community action and youth leadership in ending child labour.

Red card to child labour: Zambia unites to protect every child, promotes school sensitization

Zambia marked the 2026 World Day Against Child Labour in Chipangali with strong calls to end child labour, alongside school sensitization activities educating learners and communities on children’s rights and the importance of keeping every child in...

Campaign Video

ILO Nepal Director raises the red card against child labour

Podcast

From Marrakech to the post-2030 agenda: A new global target on child labour

As the world falls short of its 2025 target to end child labour, this podcast explores what comes next. Representatives of workers, employers and the ILO discuss how to keep child labour high on the global agenda beyond 2030 and what a new global...

Op-ed

Is every child working on the street a victim of child labour?

Tendy Gunawan, ILO Rural Development TVET Officer in Timor-Leste, highlights a question that is often asked whenever people see children selling snacks, tissues or other items on the streets of Dili. This opinion editorial was published by Tatoli,...

ILO, UNICEF and FAO convene high-level roundtable to accelerate action against child labour in Türkiye

Marking the World Day Against Child Labour, government institutions, social partners and UN and UN Agencies call for stronger coordination and integrated action to eliminate child labour.

World Day Against Child Labour

30,000 voices, one goal: Ending child labour in Indonesia through the power of football

Through a landmark partnership, the ILO and PSSI are showing child labour the red card and championing every child’s right to learn, play and thrive in Indonesia.

From Work to School: Nigeria Takes a Major Step to Protect Millions of Children

New National Child Labour Policy and Action Plan 2026–2030 aims to reduce hazardous child labour, strengthen institutions, and help millions of children stay safe, learn, and thrive.

Video

138 million children in child labour: ILO calls for urgent action

Nearly 138 million children are still in child labour, including 54 million in hazardous work. In this message, Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), calls for urgent action to change this reality.

High-level dialogue to focus on coordinated action to eliminate child labour in Türkiye

Ahead of World Day Against Child Labour, government institutions, social partners, and UN agencies will call for a stronger coordination and integrated action to eliminate child labour.

Child Labour

Uganda strengthens community response to child labour

In Kalungu District, the CLEAR Supply Chains has successfully supported and strengthened an informal child protection structure to identify, monitor and resolve child labour in coffee producing communities. A total of 122 para-social workers were...

360° video story

Breaking the silence in the cocoa fields: A virtual reality story from Nigeria

In this immersive virtual-reality film from Nigeria, young women from cocoa-growing communities share how child labour disrupted their childhoods, and how the ACCEL Africa project helped them gain skills, independence and hope for the future.

Trade for Decent Work Project in Mongolia - Phase 2

#EndChildLabour campaign organized in Darkhan city reaches more than 20,000 people online in a single day

The International Labour Organization, through the European Union funded “Trade for Decent Work” project, organized a public awareness campaign on the elimination of child labour during the “Europe Day–2026” event held in Darkhan city in...