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Jamaica to give a “Red Card” to child labour

On the occasion of the FIFA World Cup qualification match Jamaica vs. Panama on March 22, Jamaica’s capital Kingston will boost the ILO campaign “Red Card to Child Labour”.

Jamaica to give “Red Card” to child labour

On the occasion of the FIFA World Cup Qualification match Jamaica vs Panama on March 22, Jamaica’s capital Kingston will boost the ILO-FIFA Campaign “Give the Red Card to Child Labour”.

Workshop on South-to-South Cooperation in Combating Child Labour

The workshop, hosted by the ILO Jakarta Office, took place from 4 to 6 March 2013. It was attended by tripartite delegations from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Viet Nam and Timor-Leste. The activity was organized within the framework...

South-to-South Cooperation Regional Workshop: Marking the regional efforts to end child labour by 2016

Key leaders representing government, employers, trade unions and other relevant stakeholders from six countries will meet at Hotel Balairung Jakarta, Monday (4/3), to look at ways of strengthening South-to-South cooperation in combating child labour.

New FAO publication on child labour in the livestock sector

FAO has published the first global study on child labour issues related to livestock. The study has benefited from ILO-IPEC inputs.

Fiji: National Child Labour Forum revealed cases of child labour

Minister for Labour acknowledged the assistance of the ILO in helping Fiji address child labour issues.

Fiji - Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Save the Children Fiji said that some children started sex work as early as 10 years.

Handbook on child labour launched

The Tackling Child Labour Through Education (TACKLE) Project, launched the handbook, during a training workshop, held in St. Andrew on Thursday, February 14

Fiji Child Labour DVD to be launched at the National Child Labour Forum

The plight of children in child labour in Fiji will be raised, through the launching of a DVD titled “Back to School- Tackling Child Labour in Fiji”

Guyana: Stakeholders discuss sustainability of child labour prevention initiatives

Guyana has been examining ways to sustain several initiatives undertaken to prevent child labour over the past four years.

ILO/IPEC Thailand and Provincial Government of Samut Sakhon work together on child labour prevention

The ILO/IPEC Thailand and the Provincial Government of Samut Sakhon organized jointly a meeting on migrant children and their needs on 15 February 2013 in Samut Sakhon.

Handbook on Child labour launched in Jamaica

Professionals, who deal with cases of child labour are now better equipped to address the issue with the launch of the Child Labour Handbook for Professionals.

Technical meeting to discuss the development of a Good Labour Practices (GLP) Programme for shrimp and seafood industry to address child...

The ILO-IPEC organized a technical meeting with Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW), Department of Fisheries (DOF) and private sector members of the shrimp and seafood processing industry in Landmark Bangkok Hotel on 12 February 2013...

10 Steps Towards A better peeling shed

Simple guide on how to improve work standard in the peeling shed facilities

ILO report

ILO: Tougher measures needed to curb forced labour

According to an ILO report, the need to deter would-be perpetrators is widely recognized, but more effort is needed to identify cases of forced labour and to prevent the crime.

National child labor committee adopts good practices criteria to end child labour

The National Child Labor Committee unanimously voted to adopt good practices criteria in programmes to eliminate and prevent child labour in the Philippines.

Lao PDR Luanches First Labour Force and Child Labour Surveys.

The first surveys of the labour force and child labour in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) were launched in Vientiane today by the Government of Lao PDR with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Survey

More than 1.3 million child labourers in Yemen

A survey shows that 17 per cent of Yemen’s 7.7 million children aged 5-17 are child labourers, most of them performing unpaid work.

Maldives ratifies ILO Convention No. 138 and No. 182

Maldives ratification of the ILO Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No.138) and the ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No.182) have now been registered effective.

Yemen reveals results of first national child labour survey

The results of Yemen’s first national child labour survey will be revealed on Monday (January 14) at an event that brings together more than seventy government, worker, employer, civil society and donor representatives in Sanaa.