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Commemoration of the World Day Against Child Labour
ILO & UNICEF call for urgent measures to stop the worst forms of child labour
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have renewed their call for the prioritization of social safety nets and provision of quality social services to help protect children against the worst...
Child labour in Kosovo: An enquiry into the causes and impact of child labour
This report provides a descriptive overview of the prevalence, determinants and effects of child labour based on descriptive and regression analysis of Kosovo’s 2019-2020 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS).
Impact stories
From child labour and forced labour to dreams of a better future
Today, more than 160 million children are in child labour and 28 million people are in forced labour. What do they need? How do they feel? And who is helping them?
Methodology of the 2020 ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour
The report presents the methodological protocols used for the development of the 2020 ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour.
Meet the Project Manager: MAP16 project to reduce child labour and forced labour in Serbia
Milica Djordjevic, ILO National Project Coordinator of the MAP16 project, funded by the US Department of Labor, explains what she does to reduce child labour and forced labour in Serbia. Child labour means that children are too young for their work...
Vulnerabilities to child labour
Identifying particularly vulnerable groups of children and their specific needs is essential for the elimination of child labour. This brief brings together the key findings from four studies that each address a key area of vulnerability to child...
With the support of the ILO, Mauritania bans hazardous child labour
In the framework of the MAP'16 project implemented in Mauritania and financed by USDOL (US Department of Labor) and in accordance with the provisions of ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, the Mauritanian Ministry of Public...
Report
Ruwwad-ILO model of direct intervention on child labour in Jordan: Case study
This report presents a case study in the area of child labour based on projects implemented by Ruwwad, the Arab Foundation for Sustainable Development.
Report
Emerging Good Practices in the Elimination of Child Labour in the Middle East and North Africa
This report identifies awareness-raising tools, particularly applicable to COVID-19 response, as well as follow-up recommendations for stakeholders.
Measurement, awareness raising, and policy engagement project (MAP16) in Niger
International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
One hour against child labour at schools in Kosovo
The ILO, together with the Ministry of Education, organized a campaign in the schools of Kosovo to raise awareness about child labour among school kids on 11 June, 2021, World Day Against Child Labour. The information kit for teachers was prepared...
Report
Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward
Published for the first time jointly by the ILO and UNICEF, as co-custodians of Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the report Child Labour: 2020 global estimates, trends and the road forward takes stock of where we stand in the global...
News article about MAP16 efforts in Morocco
Morocco has rolled back child labour for the youngest – now, COVID-19 looms
Executive Summary
Child labour and social protection in childhood in Argentina - Executive summary
Measurement, awareness raising, and policy engagement project (MAP16) in Colombia
Measurement, awareness raising, and policy engagement project (MAP16) in Fiji
Measurement, awareness raising, and policy engagement project (MAP16) in Jordan
Measurement, awareness raising, and policy engagement project (MAP16) in Montenegro
Measurement, awareness raising, and policy engagement project (MAP16) in Kosovo
Measurement, awareness raising, and policy engagement project (MAP16) in Argentina