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Cooperation priorities discussed in Bishkek

On September 8-9, Ms Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, visited Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to meet with representatives of the government, trade unions and...

Child labour 1996-97

A part of the IPEC Pakistan information kit.

Kyrgyzstan’s National Statistics Committee to monitor worst forms of child labour

Pursuing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Kyrgyzstan’s National Statistics Committee would collect statistics data on the worst forms of child labour, the committee’s press service said on August 29.

Two days orientation session on “Provincial Survey on Child and Bonded Labour” and “Child and Bonded Labour Monitoring and Reporting System”

Department of Labour and Human Resource, Government of the Punjab organized the two day orientation session on "Provincial Survey on Child and Bonded Labour" and "Child and Bonded Labour Monitoring and Reporting System" with the technical support of...

ILO and Nigeria Launch National Child Labour Policy

The Federal Government of Nigeria with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a National Policy on Child Labour.

South Africa to play a leading role in tackling child labour

Sharing results and experiences with neighboring countries to strengthen south-south cooperation in combatting child labour

Statement by: Mr Aeneas C. Chuma ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa on the occasion of the: Commemoration of...

Statement by: Mr Aeneas C. Chuma ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa on the occasion of the: Commemoration of the National Child Labour Day Upington, South Africa 22 August 2014

Message by Guy Ryder Director-General International Labour Organization on the occasion of International Youth Day 2014

Today some 75 million young people are unemployed globally and more than 220 million young workers are struggling for survival in the informal economy and living in extreme poverty.

International Youth Day 2014

Ryder: "The mental health of young people matters to us all"

Government of Punjab and ILO Expand Partnership to Combat Child and Bonded Labour

According to the Government of Pakistan, 8,000 child and bonded labourers have been rehabilitated.

New law in Bolivia

ILO’s concerns regarding new law in Bolivia dealing with child labour

The new Code for Children and Adolescents, Law No. 548, of 17 July 2014 published in the Official Gazette of the Government of Bolivia on 23 July 2014, deals with the “Right to protection of the child and adolescent at work” (Chapter VI).

ILO initiates short-term job creation opportunities for North Waziristan IDPs

The International Labour Organization has advised the Government of Pakistan to provide short-term jobs to North Waziristan IDPs on priority basis to avoid their long term protracted unemployment. This follows ILO’s reconnaissance mission to Bannu ...

ILO and UNESCO reconfirm commitment to joint work in new agreement

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have signed a new agreement consolidating existing joint work by the two agencies in a wide range of...

Fair economy

Cooperatives’ considerable clout in the fight against child labour

The coop economy, worth around US$2.5 trillion, plays its part in helping to eliminate child labour – a problem that, although in decline, still affects 168 million children worldwide.

Multilateral cooperation

ILO and UNESCO reconfirm commitment to joint work in new agreement

Text covers training youth for employment, women's employment and equal rights, child labour, human rights, social protection floors, poverty eradication and South-South and triangular cooperation.

Kyrgyzstan makes further efforts to stop child labour

1 July 2014. On July 1, Bishkek hosted a roundtable meeting focusing on stronger inter-ministerial coordination and unification of efforts in eliminating the worst forms of child labour.

ILO-IPEC Football resource kit on using football in child labour elimination and prevention projects

This resource kit seeks to underline how football can be used as a recreational activity in child labour elimination and prevention projects and seeks to promote the participation of girls in football.

Belgian students support red card campaign

Students of the Sint-Janscollege (Belgium, Flanders) show their Red Card against child labour!

Can social protection policies help end child labour?

Social protection instruments can play an important role in reducing child labour by mitigating poverty and economic vulnerabilities and enhancing poor families’ resilience.

World Day against Child Labour: Indonesia to mark the World Day with focus on social protection

This year’s World Day against Child Labour is marked by a focus on the important role of social protection in ending child labour. Taking the theme: “Extend Social Protection to Combat Child Labour”, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in...