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Addressing knowledge gaps and sustainable financing for the elimination of child labour

The ACCEL Africa project trained County Child Labour Monitoring Committees (CCLMCs) in Kenya on financial sustainability, equipping them with skills in fundraising, crowdfunding, and social enterprises. Four counties developed proposals and are...

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From cornfields to classrooms to end child labour

Verly Viñas overcame child labour and discrimination to support education by providing scholarships for children in child labour and promoting equality for indigenous youth.

Stakeholders hold advocacy meeting to push for enactment of the labour standards bill in Ondo state

The International Labour Organization (ILO) hosted a meeting in Akure, Ondo State, where Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), labour unions, influencers, and government officials advocated for the passage of the Labour Standards Bill. The Bill aims...

Uniting forces against child labour: Regional action in Sakarya

Strengthening cooperation and ensuring sustainability to eliminate child labour in seasonal hazelnut farming in Türkiye.

Uniting forces against child labour: Regional action in Ordu

Strengthening cooperation and ensuring sustainability to eliminate child labour in seasonal hazelnut farming in Türkiye.

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in Kenya and ILO collaborate to combat child labour

The ODPP Kenya and ILO partnered to train prosecutors on combating child labour under the ACCEL Africa Initiative. The five-day program strengthened legal capacity to prosecute child labour cases, protect victims, and enforce child rights laws....

ILO, through the joint action of ACTRAV, the GALAB and ENACTE projects, strengthens trade unions capacities to address child labour in Côte...

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the join action of Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), GALAB project and ENACTE project, has reinforced the capacity of union representatives to organise agricultural workers in the cocoa...

CLEAR Supply Chains project in Honduras

Reactivation of the National Commission for the Gradual and Progressive Eradication of Child Labour in Honduras (CONETI)

CONETI has reactivated the tripartite plus social dialogue, convening tripartite constituents and civil society organizations to address the prevention and eradication of child labour in Honduras.

CLEAR Supply Chains project in Uganda

Training of trainers for coffee farmers under the Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Programme (WLEP) in Kalungu district, Uganda

The CLEAR Supply Chains project trained female coffee famers in Kalungu district, in Uganda, on women’s leadership and empowerment.

CLEAR Supply Chains project in Honduras

Community leaders form Child Labour Prevention Committees

Community leaders in the municipality of San Juan, Intibucá, Honduras, have formed Child Labour Prevention Committees to promote children's rights within the coffee supply chain.

Elimination of child labour in Türkiye

2024 Steering Committee Meeting held on eliminating child labour in hazelnut harvesting

Training aims enhancing the knowledge and awareness of Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations affiliated union leaders and experts on fundamental labour principles and rights, freedom of association, and the future of work.

ILO empowers Nigerian communities to access healthcare and combat child labour

The Global Accelerator Lab (GALAB) project, funded by the by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL), recently conducted awareness campaigns in Ondo State, Nigeria, to increase health insurance registration among communities affected by child...

ILO’s GALAB Project strengthens Ghana’s social protection against child labour

A recent ILO-led workshop in Akosombo gathered Ghanaian government, civil society, and social welfare leaders to enhance the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) social protection programme by adding child labour indicators. This step is...

Cooperatives promote decent work in Uganda's coffee supply chain

Organized on November 19, 2024, the event presented preliminary findings of an assessment carried out by the ILO in Uganda in the coffee supply chains. It allowed coffee stakeholders to engage in a discussion on the challenges of achieving decent...

Safeguarding children in Saudi Arabia: training frontliners to combat child labour

The initiative aims to empower participants to tackle child labour effectively, aligning national efforts with global standards.

Fighting child labour through financial innovation: a call to action in Nigeria’s cocoa and gold value chains

Child labour remains a pressing issue in Nigeria, especially in the cocoa and artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sectors, affecting 39.2% of children aged 5 to 17, as per a 2022 survey. To address this, the ILO's ACCEL Africa project has...

ILO's GALAB project launches community of practice to address child labour in Nigeria's cocoa sector

The Global Accelerator Lab (GALAB) project is launching a Community of Practice to empower informal workers' representatives in Ondo State to eliminate child labour in the cocoa sector.

Empowering communities to combat child labour: The Mwezze Hack

This article highlights the Community Hackathon held in Mbale, Uganda, where young people from vulnerable communities came together to develop innovative solutions to combat child labour. Through teamwork and creativity, participants identified key...

Leveraging finance for sustainable solutions to child labour in Côte d’Ivoire

This article highlights the outcomes of a recent workshop organized by the ILO and APIF-CI, which brought together financial sector stakeholders in Côte d’Ivoire to address child labour through inclusive financial strategies. The event emphasized...

Tripartism in action: Strengthening workers' rights through collaboration

Yvonne Toklo highlights the importance of tripartite collaboration between workers, employers, and governments in promoting fundamental principles and rights at work. It emphasizes the role of trade unions in ensuring that collective agreements...