All news: child labour + child workers

Opinion editorial (Op-Ed)

Spark change to secure our future

August marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples and International Youth Day. Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines explains that the challenges youth and indigenous peoples face require collective...

Child Labour and Forced Labour

Sensitization and Action: Nairobi’s Journey in Combatting Child Labour

To mark the World Day Against Child Labour, Nairobi's Kamukunji Constituency recently hosted a pivotal event bringing together Government, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), community leaders, and concerned citizens.

Empowering Kericho county's youth: Successful completion of SIYB training of trainers

Myanmar

Smiling towards a brighter future

Chit Yin Htoo, a 14-year-old, had to leave school to work due to his father's illness and his family's debt, earning just 3,000 Kyat (US$1.4) for long hours of labour. His parents attended awareness sessions on child labour supported by the ILO and...

Myanmar

My childhood dream

Mi Eizali Myat Mon Oo, a teenage girl from a migrant household in Myanmar, had a passion for sewing since childhood but had to leave school in grade 10 due to financial strain. She successfully completed a three-month sewing course supported by the...

Myanmar

The village entrepreneur

Si Thu Phyo, a 17-year-old from War Taw Kone village, quit school when he was 12 years old following his parents' divorce. Raised alongside his three siblings by their grandfather, financial struggles soon forced him into dangerous fishing work, but...

Rights at work

ILO, Canada partner to address child labour, workers’ rights in the Philippines

A new five-year ILO and Canada project through the Labour Program of Employment and Social Development Canada will strengthen freedom of association and rights at work, as well as support actions to end child labour in the Philippines.

ILO forms district and community child protection committees as part of measures to address child labour in Ghana.

Advocacy event in Addis Ababa showcases Africa’s commitment to protecting vulnerable children

Trafficking in Persons

World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2024

On Wednesday, 31st July 2024, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, alongside various stakeholders, marked World Day Against Trafficking in Persons at AIC Namanga Comprehensive School.

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Joint Statement of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2024.

Empowering change: County Child Labour Committee (CCLC) orientations held in Kisumu and Nanyuki

Egypt’s tripartite collaboration against child labour

A workshop to review achievements and establish priorities for the 2026–2030 Action Plan, with participation from representatives of national and international ministries and institutions.

Press release

ILO Myanmar launches self-paced E-learning programme on rights, responsibilities, and representation for children, youth, and families (3Rs)

The new course targets practitioners addressing child labour issues as well as children, youth and families in Myanmar who are vulnerable to child labour exploitation.

GALAB Project

Enhancing social protection in Ondo State: ILO’s GALAB project boosts registration for vulnerable populations

Nigeria's Ondo State strengthens social protection with ILO support, thanks to new strategy that targets vulnerable households and health insurance access.

News

Safeguarding children's futures: A SCREAM teacher training to tackle child labour in Sabah, Malaysia

The ILO's SCREAM programme aims to create a network of local changemakers who can drive sustainable progress in the fight against child labour.

Strengthening social finance to protect children in Mali

Child labour

“I help my mother selling vegetables before and after school to support our family”

Elizino de Deus and his mother, Tereza Silva Santos, share their life story to earn a living in Dili, Timor-Leste, by selling vegetables in the local market. As an eldest child, Elizino should work before and after school to help his mother...

Service Provider Directory and Distributions

Empowering Kajiado: The Launch and Distribution of the Service Providers Directory

World Day Against Child Labour

A Commitment to Ending Child Labour through the CAPSA Project

The Africa Deputy Regional Director (DRD) of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Coffi Agossou, recently visited Mombasa to review and discuss the ongoing efforts under the CAPSA project.