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Kazakhstan: Combating Child Labour Discussed at Ministry of Labour

On the eve of the World Day Against Child Labour, the Coordination Council to Combat the Worst Forms of Child Labour has held its meeting at the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Kazakhstan.

The ILO strengthens the capacities of the members of the Association of Working Children and Youth (AEJT) on the fight against child labour...

The International Labour Office (ILO) has organised a capacity-building workshop for members of the Association of Working Children and Youth (AEJT) to better take into account child labour in local development programs.

ILO COOP participates in the Strategic Workshop “Toward an action plan to eliminate child labour and to promote decent work in solid waste...

Head of ILO’s COOP Unit highlighted the role that cooperatives play for informal waste-pickers to access social protection, generate negotiation power with public and private stakeholders and to formalize their work.

Photo-Saafan and Oechslin co-chair the third meeting of the National Steering Committee for the implementation of the National Plan of...

Mr. Mohamed Saafan - His Excellency the Minister of Manpower, and Mr. Eric Oechslin - Director of the ILO Office for Egypt and Eritrea, co-chaired today, Thursday, via Zoom, the third meeting of the National Steering Committee (NSC) for the...

Photo2-Saafan and Oechslin co-chair the third meeting of the National Steering Committee for the implementation of the National Plan of...

Mr. Mohamed Saafan - His Excellency the Minister of Manpower, and Mr. Eric Oechslin - Director of the ILO Office for Egypt and Eritrea, co-chaired today, Thursday, via Zoom, the third meeting of the National Steering Committee (NSC) for the...

Photo3-Saafan and Oechslin co-chair the third meeting of the National Steering Committee for the implementation of the National Plan of...

Mr. Mohamed Saafan - His Excellency the Minister of Manpower, and Mr. Eric Oechslin - Director of the ILO Office for Egypt and Eritrea, co-chaired today, Thursday, via Zoom, the third meeting of the National Steering Committee (NSC) for the...

Saafan and Oechslin co-chair the third meeting of the National Steering Committee for the implementation of the National Plan of Action to...

Mr. Mohamed Saafan - His Excellency the Minister of Manpower, and Mr. Eric Oechslin - Director of the ILO Office for Egypt and Eritrea, co-chaired today, Thursday, via Zoom, the third meeting of the National Steering Committee (NSC) for the...

ILO Supports Nigeria's Response to Child Labour Emergency

Nigeria has set the wheels in motion for a remarkable International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour (IYECL) 2021 with the validation of the second cycle of its National Policy on the Elimination of Child Labour and the launch of the...

News article about MAP16 efforts in Morocco

Morocco has rolled back child labour for the youngest – now, COVID-19 looms

Op-ed

It’s time to eliminate the unacceptable. Together we can end child labour.

The United Nations has declared 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO's Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, explains why the time for change is now.

ILO builds the capacity of agricultural and labour administration experts on the participatory action-oriented approach in Soubré

The ILO's Accelerating Action for the Elimination of Child Labour (Accel Africa) project conducted a training workshop to build the capacity of agricultural experts and labour administrators on the participatory action-oriented approach to better...

ILO and partners launch nation-wide campaign to tackle the worst forms of child labour in Iraq

The campaign will bring together different partners to raise awareness on the increasing dangers of child labour and mobilise efforts to reach the heart of communities most impacted by the rise of child labour in Iraq.

CAOBISCO and ILO extend cooperation in combating child labour in seasonal hazelnut harvesting in Turkey

Joint press release of the CBS and ILO

Need for a rigorous effort to eliminate child labour in Nepal

ILO Nepal and Central Bureau of Statistics in Nepal have jointly released the Nepal Child Labour Report 2021. The report highlights key data and analysis crucial to end child labour in the country, and reveals how the progress in human development...

Viet Nam’s Music Against Child Labour song competition now open for entries

The competition aims to harness the power of music to raise awareness of child labour.

ILO Supports Nigeria in Achieving its 2021 Action Pledge on the Elimination of Child Labour

The Federal Government of Nigeria, with the support of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), launches the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour (IYECL) and validates the National Policy on Child Labour and the National Action...

Capacity building of cotton communities on child labour, forced labour and occupational health and safety

ILO organised series of 27 community level awareness raising seminars on child labour, forced labour, OSH including COVID-19 and protecting children from pesticides for the cotton picking workers of Southern Punjab under its project “Elimination of...

Preventing children from pesticides – visual facilitator’s guide contextualized to Pakistan

ILO and FAO’s co-produced tool “Protecting children from pesticides - Visual facilitator's guide” contextualized to Pakistan for simplified understanding and appropriate navigating the risks associated with pesticides.

Stakeholders reaffirm commitment to eradicate child labour in Pakistan

The ILO Office for Pakistan convened national consultative workshop in Islamabad to present Asia Regional Child Labour (ARC) Project to stakeholders, solicit inputs for validating/amending the priority sectors for in-depth research and interventions...

Switzerland and the ILO sign a new framework agreement

The ILO also welcomes the announcement of Switzerland’s membership in Alliance 8.7