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ILO supports child labour e-learning programmes in Fijian schools

A partnership of the ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries and the Fiji Ministry of Employment, Productivity & Industrial Relations

ILO Voices | Child labour

I had to stop school and go to work because of COVID-19

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the city of Mosul in Iraq, Akram’s parents lost their income and livelihood. Akram dropped out of school to help support his family by collecting and selling scrap metal. An ILO project has helped him return to...

World Day Against Child Labour 2022

Fight against child labour is at a crossroads

In his statement for World Day Against Child Labour 2022, International Labour Organization Director-General, Guy Ryder, warns the choices made by governments now will make or break the lives of millions of children. He says social protection is one...

Universal social protection to end child labour

Key note address at the World Day against Child Labour 2022

By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the World Day against Child Labour 2022

The Music Against Child Labour Initiative

Oginome Gives Special Lesson on Child Labour Issues

International Advisory Board

An International Advisory Board to provide strategic advice to eradicate child labour, forced labour, and human trafficking

A group of experts including researchers, policy actors, and funding partners have been serving on the ILO’s International Advisory Board to advance knowledge to eradicate child labour, forced labour, and human trafficking

The Music Against Child Labour Initiative

‘Keep the Love Alive’: Oginome Stands Up to Child Labour

Child labour

Qauia women benefit from ILO business training

An initiative of ILO’s MAP16 child labour project.

Training on Soft Skills for Labour Inspectors in Uzbekistan

Fifty six labour inspectors were trained on soft skills in Samarkand city, Uzbekistan.

ILO to launch Myanmar eLearning Programme on Child Labour to bolster social protection and community action

ILO (Myanmar) launches eLearning Programme on child labour.

Our impact, their voices

Getting children out of labour and back to learning

The COVID-19 pandemic took millions of children, like Janny, out of school. The ILO helped them reconnect with their education, friends and future.

Promotion of decent work in the Republic of Uzbekistan

On May 27, 2022, a round table dedicated to the development of a Roadmap for 2022-2023 was held at the National Commission on Combating Human Trafficking and Forced Labor on the implementation of a new Decent Work Country Programme in the Republic...

Towards a Solidarity Future: The Gathering of Cooperative Societies for Development in Mali

Training of Trainers’ on Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, the Arts and the Media successfully concluded

The CLEAR Cotton project built the capacity of 30 masters trainers on eliminating child labour in the cotton value chain thanks to the SCREAM methodology

ILO Voices | Child labour

A child should go to school, not to work

Domboué Nibéissé was 9 years old when he stopped going to school and started to work in the cotton fields in Burkina Faso. Difficult and tiring work, two years later he was given an opportunity to return to school.

5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

European Commission, Belgium and the Netherlands contribute to the Global child labour conference

5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

Global Child Labour Conference agrees Durban Call to Action to end child labour

The ‘Durban Call to Action’ includes strong commitments on action against child labour while raising concerns that existing progress has slowed and is now threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflict, as well as food, environmental and...

Joint ILO/UNICEF report

ILO/UNICEF: Social protection contributes to reducing child labour

A new ILO-UNICEF report calls for the closing of the social protection coverage gap that means 1.5 billion children are still unsupported by family or child cash benefits.

ILO facilitates discussion on Financing the Elimination of Child Labour

South-South Cooperation: Good Practices of Labour Inspection on the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour