All news: child labour + child workers

Bipartite cooperation

Employers’ and workers’ organizations of the palm oil sector join forces to promote bipartite cooperation through social dialogues

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) and the Indonesian Trade Union Network for Palm Oil (JAPBUSI) sign a Joint Declaration to address decent work deficits in the sector, promote labour compliance and enhance the image of Indonesia’s palm oil...

ILO delivers Training for Agricultural Intermediaries in Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman and Diyarbakır

Training sessions inform agricultural labour intermediaries as significant actors in combating child labour.

Knowledge-needs assessment reveals urgent action is needed to continue to combat child labour in Egypt and highlighted partnership...

A comprehensive knowledge needs assessment conducted by ACCEL Africa in Egypt revealed a series of urgent actions needed to combat child labour in the country.

ILO supports Egypt's fifth national steering committee meeting on worst forms of child labour

Implementing the National Action Plan (NAP) and full coordination with the ILO in its mid-term evaluation is essential as it helps identify strengths and weaknesses with recommendations that contribute to better planning of future activities, Mrs....

Good Practices: Knowledge Sharing for Partnerships on the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains

ACCEL Africa documented 14 good practices in the fight against child labour, which emerged from the ACCEL Africa project implementation in 6 countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda. Hayat Osseiran, International Consultant,...

Child labour

ACCEL Africa partners unite to share vital knowledge on combating child labour in Cocoa and Gold Mining value chains in Cote d’Ivoire

The objectives of the knowledge sharing event were to review the project's interventions, share knowledge, lessons, best practices, and challenges related to the implementation of the ACCEL Africa project, and develop roadmaps and recommendations.

Due Diligence training to eliminate child labour in Uganda

Through the training, participants were able to reflect on the specific challenges that they face and learned how to use different practical tools to implement in practice the different steps in a child labour due diligence process by which...

Impact stories

From child labour and forced labour to dreams of a better future

Today, more than 160 million children are in child labour and 28 million people are in forced labour. What do they need? How do they feel? And who is helping them?

Child labour

Rapid assessment of child labour in auto mechanic workshops

Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop: Pakistan discussed new findings from a rapid assessment on child labour in auto mechanic repair.

ILO participates and presents its approach to advancing cooperative engagement in supply chains in an ICETT online seminar

The online seminar on the role of cooperatives in repairing and restructuring global value chains took place on December 13th with the participation of the ILO, ITC and cooperative representatives from around the world.

Trade for Decent Work

Tripartite partners use animation to promote the revised Labour Law of Mongolia

With the support of "Trade for Decent Work" project funded by the European Union, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Mongolia creates animated videos to increase understanding of the revised Labour Law among the general public.

ILO Voices | Child labour

The mica dust made me sick, I’m glad to be back at school

When Suman Kumari was 13 her father became ill and the family fell into debt. When COVID-19 hit and with creditors at the door, she joined her mother at her workplace processing mica, a mineral dust used in cosmetics, paints and electronics. An ILO...

ECAM Launches Revised Employers Guide and Employers Code of Conduct on the Elimination of Child Labour

The International Labour Organization's ACCEL Africa Project supported 3rd Employer of the Year Awards and Gala Dinner 'Relevant skills for Business, towards improved competitiveness and productivity'.

ACCEL Project Partners Unite to Combat Child Labor in Malawi: Sharing Knowledge and Results for a Better Future

ACCEL project partners in Malawi hosted a knowledge sharing workshop to showcase their initiatives to combat child labour and promote decent work for adults and children of working age. The workshop was a platform to identify gaps, shortages, and...

ILO and Field Stakeholders Evaluate 2022 Harvest Season

The activities during the harvest season of 2022 were evaluated under the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Türkiye Project

Taking Action to meet SDG Target 8.7 to end Child Labour by 2025: Building capacity for action on the ground in Trinidad and Tobago and in...

As active members supported by the ILO Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname have pressed forward with the implementation of national plans to prevent and eliminate child labour,...

Message at the Consultation for the development of the Philippine Program Against Child Labor Strategic Framework (2023-28)

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Consultation for the development of the Philippine Program Against Child Labor Strategic Framework (2023-28), 1 December 2022, Manila, Philippines

Uganda launches innovative and inclusive Social Finance model to fight Child Labour

The ACCEL Africa project, financed by the Netherlands, is supporting the design of innovative financial (and non-financial) services aimed at supporting workers in lower tiers of the coffee and tea supply chains in Kikuube, Hoima, Buikwe, Mbale,...

ILO’s message is “To Schools, Not To Fields” on World Children’s Day in Şanlıurfa

Children of seasonal agricultural worker families who attended summer education under the Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour in Türkiye launched an exhibition at Şanlıurfa Museum of Archaeology.

Launch of ILO Social Finance Model- A Fight Against Child Labour in Uganda.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching a Social Finance Model through its Project-Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa” (ACCEL Africa). The launch of the Social Finance Model is in...