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Cooperatives promote decent work in Uganda's coffee supply chain

Organized on November 19, 2024, the event presented preliminary findings of an assessment carried out by the ILO in Uganda in the coffee supply chains. It allowed coffee stakeholders to engage in a discussion on the challenges of achieving decent...

Fighting child labour through financial innovation: a call to action in Nigeria’s cocoa and gold value chains

Child labour remains a pressing issue in Nigeria, especially in the cocoa and artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sectors, affecting 39.2% of children aged 5 to 17, as per a 2022 survey. To address this, the ILO's ACCEL Africa project has...

Empowering communities to combat child labour: The Mwezze Hack

This article highlights the Community Hackathon held in Mbale, Uganda, where young people from vulnerable communities came together to develop innovative solutions to combat child labour. Through teamwork and creativity, participants identified key...

ILO's GALAB project launches community of practice to address child labour in Nigeria's cocoa sector

The Global Accelerator Lab (GALAB) project is launching a Community of Practice to empower informal workers' representatives in Ondo State to eliminate child labour in the cocoa sector.

Leveraging finance for sustainable solutions to child labour in Côte d’Ivoire

This article highlights the outcomes of a recent workshop organized by the ILO and APIF-CI, which brought together financial sector stakeholders in Côte d’Ivoire to address child labour through inclusive financial strategies. The event emphasized...

Tripartism in action: Strengthening workers' rights through collaboration

Yvonne Toklo highlights the importance of tripartite collaboration between workers, employers, and governments in promoting fundamental principles and rights at work. It emphasizes the role of trade unions in ensuring that collective agreements...

Workplace rights are human rights: FPRW are the core principles we must uphold

Fundamental principles and rights at work ensure dignity, equality, and safety for all workers. In this short interview Olaolu Olaitain explores key workplace rights, including the elimination of child labour and forced labour, non-discrimination,...

Addressing child labour and workers' rights in Africa

In this video message, Teresa Wabuko speaks about the challenges and opportunities in integrating fundamental principles and rights at work in Africa, with a particular focus on child labour and workers' rights. Wabuko underscores the urgent need to...

Tackling child labour in Mali: The challenges and the way forward

This article discusses a video featuring Soumaila Hamida Meiga, a key advocate from the Syndicat National de l'Éducation et de la Culture (SNEC) in Mali, where he addresses the ongoing challenges of child labour in the country. In the video,...

Fundamental principles and rights at work: A pillar of development in Africa

This article highlights the importance of fundamental principles and rights at work as key drivers of respect, equity, and human rights in the workplace. It explores opportunities in Africa, particularly in Côte d’Ivoire, where civil society plays a...

ILO Inaugurates Advisory Board for ACCEL Africa and GALAB Projects in Ghana

Empowering Africa: Championing human rights at work, uniting for change and transforming futures

The African Regional Academy on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW), held in Kigali, Rwanda, in November 2024, brought together over 45 African countries to discuss and advance social justice and human rights in the workplace.

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ILO Launches GALAB project in Democratic Republic of the Congo to address child labour in cobalt mining sector

Funded by USDOL, the GALAB project builds upon previous efforts and aims to strengthen remediation services for children identified through the Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS).

CLEAR Supply Chains project in Uganda

Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop for labour inspectors and OSH officers successfully concludes in Uganda

A two-week ILO training workshop in Jinja, Uganda, brought together 20 labour inspectors and OSH officers to tackle child labour and improve workplace safety in coffee and tea supply chains. Key outcomes included a Strategic Compliance Plan and...

ILO marks major milestone in fight against child labour in Egypt

The ILO has successfully concluded its ACCEL Africa project in Egypt, addressing child labour in the cotton supply chain.

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A comprehensive action against child labour in Masindi district, Uganda

The ILO CAPSA (Capacity Strengthening of Governments to address Child Labour and Forced Labour and violations of acceptable conditions of work in Sub-Saharan Africa) project together with the authorities in Masindi introduces new bylaws, a...

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Advancing child protection initiatives in Uganda

The ILO CAPSA project (Capacity Strengthening of Governments to Address Child Labour and Forced Labour and Violations of Acceptable Conditions of Work in Sub-Saharan Africa) explores how the town of Bugiri's committed to child protection with a new...

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Building capacity for child protection in Jinja, Uganda

The ILO CAPSA (Capacity Strengthening of Governments to Address Child Labour and Forced Labour and Violations of Acceptable Conditions of Work in Sub-Saharan Africa) project explores how Jinja is empowering duty bearers to address child labour,...

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Strengthening child protection and private sector collaboration in Uganda

The ILO CAPSA (Capacity Strengthening of Governments to Address Child Labour and Forced Labour and Violations of Acceptable Conditions of Work in Sub-Saharan Africa) in Mbale initiative in child protection, including ordinance development, training...

Child Labour and Forced Labour

Strengthening Child Protection in Iganga, Uganda

The ILO CAPSA (Capacity Strengthening of Governments to Address Child Labour and Forced Labour and Violations of Acceptable Conditions of Work in Sub-Saharan Africa) project discovers Iganga's journey in developing a child protection ordinance,...