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Message at the Training of Trainers on Generate Your Business Idea and Start Your Business for IPEC partners

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Training of Trainers on Generate Your Business Idea and Start Your Business for IPEC partners, Manila, Philippines, 1 June 2012

ILO reports on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

The ILO has issued a report on the worldwide situation concerning its fundamental principles and rights of work – freedom of association and collective bargaining, forced and child labour and discrimination.

Stories from children: ILO-IPEC project to combat the worst forms of child labour in shrimp and seafood processing areas in Thailand

The stories of Mae Lah and Dara whose their parents are migrant workers from Myanmar.

Tajikistan creates website on problems of child labour

In April a website spotlighting the problems of child labour no-childlabour.tj was opened in Tajikistan.

Advocates walk for a child-labour free Bukidnon

Bukidnon - Around 3,000 anti-child labour advocates, government officials and programme partners flooded the street of Malaybalay City during the Walk for a Child Labour-Free Bukidnon held on Labour Day, 1 May.

Radio Australia's Pacific Beat Q&A with ILO TACKLE

A report has found that child labour exists in PNG and the worst forms exist in Port Moresby.

Child labour in Papua New Guinea

The first comprehensive child labour research report for Papua New Guinea.

National photo competition and exhibition to observe the World Day Against Child Labour 2012

Time Bound Project has an initiative to organize a national photo competition and exhibition to observe the World Day against Child Labour 2012 in collaboration with the Bureau of Child Protection and Care under MOLISA, and financial contribution...

Uzbekistan approves action plan on implementation of ILO conventions

Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan approved an action plan on additional measures on implementation of the Convention on Forced Labour and convention on Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention in 2012-2013, which were ratified by Uzbekistan.

Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in Nusa Tenggara Timur

Despite of the importance of the role of domestic workers, domestic work is still not recognized as work. Since their work is done in private households, which are not considered work places in many countries, their employment relationship is not...

Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in North Sumatra

The great majority of domestic workers are female with low educational levels; they mainly come from poor families in rural communities. Apart from adult domestic workers, one of the most common child labour forms found in Indonesia is child...

Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in South Sulawesi

To address issues related to domestic workers and child domestic workers and as an effort to provide recognition to domestic workers, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and SmartFM Makassar, a leading radio station in Makassar, will...

Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon visited the National Centre of Adult Education in Dushanbe

The centre provides vocational education training for people of different age, mainly for those unemployed and labour migrants on 48 professions and occupations that are on demand on the labour market.

Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in West Java

According to an ILO study in 2004, there were an estimated 2,593,399 domestic workers in Indonesia; of these, 1.4 million domestic workers were estimated to work in Java alone. The great majority of domestic workers are female with low educational...

Tajikistan to launch website on child labour issues

A website devoted to child labour issues will appear in Tajikistan in April.

Launching of Jordan Decent Work Country Programme and Moving Towards a Child Labour Free Jordan Project

The International Labour Organization (ILO) through its Regional Office for Arab States is launching the second Decent Work Country Programme for Jordan through an official ceremony on Sunday 11 March 2012 at the Landmark Hotel in Amman

Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in East Java

Domestic workers also represent the single largest group of female salaried workers toiling away in households of others in their own country or abroad. Despite of the importance of the role of domestic workers, domestic work is still not recognized...

FAO and ILO publish a good practice guide on child labour in fisheries and aquaculture

To increase the knowledge base on child labour in fisheries and aquaculture and to provide assistance for policy makers and government authorities to combat this difficult issue, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and ILO have developed a...

Child Labour entrenched in Lebanon’s deprived regions, says ILO-USJ research

Deteriorating socio-economic conditions and school drop outs have led to a nationwide increase in child labour, particularly in the North and Beqaa, according to two studies launched by the International Labour Organization and the Université Saint...

Opening address at the ILO-International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour Partners' Forum

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ILO-International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour Partners' Forum, Pasay City, Philippines, 13 February 2012