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In Combating Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture Hand in Hand with Private Sector

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services (MoFLSS) came together with the private sector in Istanbul on 21 December 2018 in the context of “2018 Year against Child Labour”.

ILO Director-General on First Ever Visit to Uzbekistan

Mr. Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), is on his first ever visit to Uzbekistan.

What Parliamentarians can do to promote the elimination of child labour

At a Global Meeting of Parliamentarians Without Borders for Children’s Rights, the ILO provided information on specific actions Parliamentarians can take to eliminate child labour.

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Event held in Şanlıurfa on Combating Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture

An event on “Combating Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture” was held on 29 November 2018 in Şanlıurfa under the auspices of the Governorship, jointly organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Ministry of Family, Labour and Social...

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ILO CLEAR project (Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce Child Labour) joined forces with Department of Manpower and Employment...

The ToT training programme on school to work transition was held in Colombo on 26th and 27th November 2018 and 44 career guidance officers and Human Resource Development Officers from Deparment of Manpower and Employment trained from Gampaha and...

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Stakeholders Meeting on Combating Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture

With participation from national and local stakeholders, the meeting discussed the activities in the hazelnut harvest season of 2018 and ways of extending the combat to other crop groups within the framework of relevant policies to eliminate child...

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Conference on Combating Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture

‘Conference on Combating Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture’ jointly hosted by International Labour Organization (ILO) and Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services (MoFLSS) on 21 November 2018 in Ankara

Completion of the ILO-IPEC Project “Combating Child Labour and Human Trafficking in Central Asia: Commitment Becomes Action, 2017-2018”: A...

On November 22, 2018 a wrap-up meeting to discuss the outcomes of the ILO Project “Combating Child Labour and Human Trafficking in Central Asia: Commitment Becomes Action” (2017-2018) was held in Dushanbe.

Forced and child labour

Major progress on forced labour and child labour in Uzbekistan cotton fields

International Labour Organization monitors say that forced labour during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan has been significantly reduced. As in previous years child labour is no longer a concern.

Project launch

Clear Cotton project seeks halt to child labour in West Africa and Pakistan

Four-year project co-funded by the EU kicks off with workshop participants vowing to make cotton production sustainable.

Media advisory

Workshop to discuss innovative approaches to eliminate child and forced labour in the cotton industry

Industrial relations

Viet Nam ready to develop new industrial relations framework for market economy

The framework will help the country address its industrial relations challenges and comply with its labour commitments in free trade deals.

Liberian Government Commends ILO’s Support in the fight against Trafficking In-Persons

Following the need to enhance the knowledge of the National Focal Persons (NFPs) on issues of forced labour, trafficking for labour exploitation and child labour, the International Labour Organization’s project, “Support Free Movement of Persons and...

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder To Visit Uzbekistan

A meeting between Sherzod Kudbiev, Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, and Kari Tapiola, International Labour Office, as well as Anton Hausen and Oksana Lipkanu, representatives of the International Labour Organization (ILO) project, took...

ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

Inadequate employment conditions persist in Jordan’s agricultural sector – ILO study

A new ILO study into employment conditions in Jordan’s agricultural sector found insufficient labour protection for agriculture workers, as well as evidence of child labour in the sector.

Elimination of child and forced labour

Stakeholders committed to promote fundamental principles and rights at work in Pakistan’s cotton, textile and garment value chains

The ILO office in Pakistan carved out the roadmap for the elimination of child and forced labour and towards promoting fundamental principles and rights at work (FPRW) in the cotton, textile and garment value chains in Pakistan. These interventions...

Our impact, their voices

Legal protection for domestic workers in Makassar

South Sulawesi Province recently issued a Governor Regulation on the Protection of Domestic Workers. It took about 1.5 years of consultations and advocacies organized by local NGOs and domestic workers union, with support from the ILO’s Promoting...

Mining

Opening address at the Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) National Summit

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) National Summit, Manila, Philippines, 28 September 2018

Tackling Child Labour

UK Government to support ILO in fighting child labour in South Asia

New ILO UK-funded programme will concentrate on the worst forms of child labour in South Asia.

Child Labour

ILO, the Netherlands to take joint action against child labour

New partnership focuses on global supply chains in agriculture and mining.