All publications: child labour + child workers

2025 Observance of recruitment and working conditions in the cotton harvest in Turkmenistan

This report presents the findings from the ILO’s observance of the 2025 cotton harvest, with a particular focus on progress and remaining challenges in the prevention of child labour and forced labour.

Uganda

Child labour in Uganda: Trends and drivers, 2012-2021

The AU ILO Progress Report

AU–ILO Partnership 2021–2024: Advancing Decent Work and Social Justice in Africa

The African Union and the International Labour Organization have strengthened their partnership to advance decent work, social protection and inclusive growth across Africa. The Joint Operational Plan 2021–2024 has delivered concrete results, from...

World of Work series

Employment and Social Trends 2026

The Employment and Social Trends 2026 report examines the state of global labour markets, highlighting stable headline employment alongside stalled progress in job quality and widening inequalities. The report analyses productivity, demographic and...

Child Labour in the Americas: Regional Technical Brief

This technical brief provides an overview of regional trends in child labour elimination, progress toward global commitments, policy responses, and persistent gaps across sectors.

Child Labour in the Americas: Regional Technical Brief

This technical brief provides an overview of regional trends in child labour elimination, progress toward global commitments, policy responses, and persistent gaps across sectors.

Child labour in Asia and the Pacific: Regional technical brief

This technical brief provides an overview of regional trends in child labour elimination, progress toward global commitments, policy responses, and persistent gaps across subregions and sectors.

Joint ILO / FAO publication

Policy guidance on the elimination of child labour in fisheries and aquaculture

This policy guidance offers a framework for governments, industry, employers’ and workers’ organizations, communities and international partners to translate international commitments into practical measures. By acting together, stakeholders can...

Methodology of the 2024 ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour

The Methodology of the 2024 ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour presents a rigorous statistical approach to measuring child labour globally, drawing on data from 107 countries. This report outlines the standardized definitions, data sources,...

Assessment of the Legal Frameworks for Access to Complaints and Remedy Procedures by Migrant Workers in and from Kenya and Uganda

This assessment examines the legal and institutional frameworks in Uganda and Kenya, two major origin countries for migrant workers in the East and Horn of Africa region. It evaluates the extent to which their domestic systems uphold migrant...

Joint ILO-UNICEF report

Child Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road forward

The ILO-UNICEF 2024 Global Estimates of Child Labour provides an overview of child labour patterns and trends. It also describes the evolving profile of children in child labour, outlines the nature of child labour and where it is concentrated, and...

Tea association of Malawi launches child labour policy to strengthen zero-tolerance commitment in the tea sector

The Tea Association of Malawi has launched a new policy to reinforce its commitment to preventing child labour in the tea industry. The policy introduces clearer guidelines and stricter enforcement measures across the supply chain, aiming to promote...

2024 Observance of recruitment and working conditions in the cotton harvest in Turkmenistan

The findings in this report highlight both the progress made in recent years and the areas requiring further improvement.

Egypt factsheet: ACCEL Africa

This fact sheet provides key data, milestones, and ongoing efforts aimed at eradicating child labour in Egypt and ensuring a brighter future for all children.

RISE project country factsheet

RISE for Impact in Uzbekistan: Fundamental principles and rights at work in the cotton supply chain – A new phase, a new vision

Funded by INDITEX, the project aims to address fundamental principles and rights at work (FPRW) in the cotton supply chain of Uzbekistan. It is part of the ILO joint Programme on Cotton, Textile and Garments, and will support the promotion of FPRW...

CAPSA project

Factors and impacts of the trafficking of girls from Karamoja region, Uganda into Kenya

This study is a call to action for governments, NGOs, and communities to address this transnational issue with targeted interventions.

Fact sheet

Policies, Partnership, Learning and Local Empowerment (PPLL): A Project on Child Labour in South Asia

This project aims to contribute to the acceleration of actions against child labour in South Asia.

Child labour and internal migration in Telangana, India: Key findings on the root causes of child labour

This study, undertaken by the ILO Child Labour Platform, examines the intersection between child labour and labour migration within the state of Telangana, India. It investigates the root causes contributing to child labour among migrant workers and...

Independent Final Evaluation of the ACCEL Africa Project (Phase 1)

This document summarizes the final evaluation of the ACCEL Africa (Phase 1) project, which worked to eliminate child labour in key supply chains across Africa. It highlights achievements, challenges, and lessons learned to inform future actions.

ACCEL Egypt

Combatting child labour in the cotton value chain in Egypt through the development of cooperatives

This study is the product of a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the International Labour Organization, through the project “Accelerating Action for the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains in...