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“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

Social Justice, Human Development and Child Labour

Country Office Dar Es Salaam Director: Why the future of work in Tanzania is promising

ACCEL Uganda hosts technical workshop to combat child labour through social finance

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.

Trade union capacity building workshop in Mali on decent work for workers in cotton and gold mining agricultural supply chains as a pathway...

List of light works: a crucial advancement for children's rights in Mali

A new era for employment in Gabon: Historic agreement during visit of ILO Director-General

The official visit of ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo ended with the historic creation of a sub-committee on employment and decent work at the National Assembly.

Egyptian government joins forces with ILO to celebrate World Day Against Child Labour

Under the theme “Let’s Act on our Commitments: End Child Labour”, the Egyptian government and the ILO convened a high- level celebration of the World Day Against Child Labour 2024.

World day against child labour 2024: Egypt's commitment to eradicate child labour

Egyptian government joins forces with ILO to celebrate World Day Against Child Labour

Under the theme “Let’s Act on our Commitments: End Child Labour”, the Egyptian government and the ILO convened a high- level celebration of the World Day Against Child Labour 2024.

Press release

New project to address child labour in the coffee industry launched by UN agencies and EU

The CLEAR Supply Chains Project seeks to address the root causes of child labour in coffee and cobalt supply chains. It is led by the ILO and jointly implemented with FAO, ITC and UNICEF, with funding from the European Union.

Nigeria commemorates 2024 world day against child labour with nationwide events

National child labour durbar towards the commemoration of the 2024 World Day Against Child Labour in Ghana.

SCREAM! Combating child labour in Egypt

In Egypt, the persistent issue of child labour undermines children's rights, health, and welfare, while also hindering socio-economic progress. Addressing this critical problem requires innovative and sustainable interventions. The ACCEL Africa...

Cote d’Ivoire celebrates the World Day Against Child Labor in Soubré

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Malaysia trade unions gain collective bargaining and wage negotiation skills

Training builds capacity of trade union members in a number of key industrial sectors on fundamental principles and rights at work.

Kenya rallies against child labour to commemorate the 2024 WDACL

Antigua and Barbuda prepares accelerated action plan against child labour with ILO support

Efforts include stakeholder consultations made possible through Brazil-ILO South-South Cooperation Programme.

World Day Against Child Labour

Students of Timor-Leste’s Aileu Municipality urge the government to take actions against child labour

During the commemoration of the World Day Against Child Labour in Aileu Municipality, Timor-Leste, the participating students voice their aspiration through a declaration that urges government to take actions and do interventions against child...