All news: child labour + child workers

Strengthening Human Security in the border communities of Turkana, Kenya

The project launched in 2012 proposed activities aim to improve human security in a context of UN inter-agency coordination including UNTFHS, UNDP, FAO, WHO, IOM, UNICEF, and ILO-IPEC.

Labour standards

Myanmar ratifies the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention

Myanmar is the 178th ILO member State to ratify this instrument, which calls for the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour.

Students competition

Italian Ministry of Education launches a “Music against Child Labour” competition open to all 14-18 year old secondary school students

The competition will involve secondary school students in educational activities, based on the methods of ILO-IPEC’s SCREAM programme and of the Media Education for Development (MED) association.

ILO-IPEC in Thailand together with its partners develops TV spots against child labour in seafood industry in Thailand and ramps up general...

The shooting of “Changing Clothes”, a series of TV spots to campaign against the use of child labour and hazardous child labour in shrimp and seafood industry in Thailand, was commenced in mid-January 2014 in Mae Sot of Tak Province.

Training on Improving Safety and Health Protection for Young Workers’ (15-17) held for Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Labour...

A two-day ILO-IPEC training workshop was organized for safety and health labour inspectors and senior staff of the Occupational Safety and Health Bureau (BOSH), under the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW). The workshop was organized...

Concert against child labour

Soprano singer Pilar Jurado supports the ILO's “Music against Child Labour” Initiative

In Madrid, a concert by soprano singer Pilar Jurado, together with the string quartet - David Mata, Lavinia Moraru, María Cámara and Javier Albaré was dedicated to the fight against child labour.

Songs against child labour

Artists in Côte d’Ivoire raise their voices against child labour

The artists signed a Charter denouncing child labour in Côte d’Ivoire and calling for action to end it.

Job Creation and Entrepreneurship: key engines to accelerate industrialization in Africa

On Africa’s Industrialization Day (AID), the ILO promotes job creation and entrepreneurship as key engines to support regional efforts towards achieving an inclusive and sustainable industrial development.

Official visit

ILO Chief and Pope Francis discuss the dignity of work

The dignity of work is a common concern for the ILO and the Catholic Church, said ILO Director-General during a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW) and ILO-IPEC work together to prepare for Thailand’s second National Plan of Actions on...

The ILO-IPEC Thailand together with the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW) which acts as a secretariat to the National Committee on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour opened up a new chapter in this work by...

Child labour

Lebanon pledges to end the worst forms of child labour by 2016

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman announces the launch of a national action plan to eliminate child labour in its worst forms within three years.

Child labour

Address of ILO Director General represented by ILO Regional Director for Arab States, Ms. Nada Al-Nashif at the launch of the National...

The ILO vows continuous support to assist Lebanon to achieve its goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour.

Kazakhstan focuses attention on child labour

On October 29, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population hosted a roundtable meeting that discussed the elimination of the worst forms of child labour.

Brussels held up red card to child labour

On the occasion of the UN Day, celebrated on 20 October 2013 by different UN agencies in Brussels, dozens of people held up the ILO Red Card to child labour to support the ILO's worldwide campaign against child labour.

ILO information session on child labour

The ILO organized an information session for members of the ILO's Governing Body and the diplomatic community of Geneva on Thursday 24 October.

Child Labour

Apparel manufacturer joins ILO child labour project in the Jordanian garment sector

Sterling Apparel Manufacturing has joined a programme of the International Labour Organization and the International Organization of Employers in Jordan to guide companies in tackling child labour

Philippines to give child labour a red card

The Philippines is joining the “Red Card to Child Labour” global campaign to end child labour. The Red Card campaign was announced at the closing of the third Global Child Labour Conference in Brasilia last week, and has already gained the support...

From Pakistan

A dream comes true in a motorbike repair shop

Changing perceptions is sometimes the biggest challenge when it comes to fighting child labour. But dialogue and cooperation is always a good start.

ILO launches global campaign to end child labour Hollywood actors and international athletes support the ILO's Red Card campaign

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has announced a global mobilization campaign to help end child labour. The “Red Card to Child Labour!” campaign was announced at the closing of the third Global Conference on Child Labour in Brasilia and already has...

Third Global Conference on Child Labour

ILO chief: World needs to turn plans to end child labour into urgent action

“More than ever our focus must be on action and results as well as process,” says Guy Ryder at the end of the Third Global Conference on Child Labour.