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Factsheet
Skills development in Uganda’s coffee value chain - An overview of research findings
Within the framework of the “CLEAR Supply Chains” project, co-financed by the European Union, the ILO assessed current and emerging skills mismatches in Uganda’s coffee value chain. This factsheet summarizes the findings and provides recommendations...
Child Labour
A conversation with Ugandan trade unions
Coffee is one of Uganda’s most important agricultural commodities, supporting the livelihoods of an estimated 12 million people and contributing significantly to national export earnings.
Child Labour
Extension officers and parasocial workers join forces against Child Labour
My name is Paul Kiyemba and I serve as the District Production Officer for Kalungu District. Every day, our team of 34 extension officers work closely with farming communities, which places us in a unique position to identify and address child...
Child Labour
CLEAR supply chains strengthens Child Labour due diligence
How can companies strengthen child labour due diligence in the coffee sector? For 23 participants representing 6 major coffee buying and trading companies, the answer is clear: practical measures such as implementing robust child labour policies,...
Honduras Shows a “Red Card” to Child Labour and Strengthens Measures in the Coffee Sector
The International Labor Organization (ILO), in coordination with stakeholders in the coffee sector, local authorities, and development partners, commemorated the World Day Against Child Labour in Honduras with a national event held in San Juan,...
Child Labour
Uganda strengthens community response to child labour
In Kalungu District, the CLEAR Supply Chains has successfully supported and strengthened an informal child protection structure to identify, monitor and resolve child labour in coffee producing communities. A total of 122 para-social workers were...
Child Labour
Community-based child labour monitoring and remediation in Uganda
Child labour is a major challenge in Uganda’s rural coffee-growing communities, driven by poverty, household vulnerability, limited access to services, and weak education and protection systems. The CLEAR Supply Chains project – led by the...
Child Labour
Honduras Reaches Historic Consensus: CONETI Approves Key Reform to Protect Adolescents from Hazardous Work
La CONETI es el espacio de diálogo social idóneo donde representantes de Gobierno, empleadores, trabajadores y organizaciones de sociedad civil suman esfuerzos para prevenir y erradicar el trabajo infantil
Child Labour
Strengthening occupational health and safety: a key step toward preventing child labour in the Honduran coffee industry
The ILO-led CLEAR Supply Chains Project is empowering companies and cooperatives in Honduras’s coffee sector to prevent child labour through concrete strategies to be implemented throughout the supply chain.
Child Labour
Toward a Child Labor-Free Supply Chain: Honduras Trains Its Rural Youth in Specialized Coffee Processing
The ILO-led CLEAR Supply Chains Project is working to increase opportunities for decent work for adults and young workers in the coffee value chain to prevent child labour.
CLEAR Supply Chains Project
Honduras' coffee sector strengthens its capacity to implement due diligence and prevent child labour
El Proyecto CLEAR Supply Chains liderado por la OIT está empoderando a empresas y cooperativas del sector café de Honduras para prevenir el trabajo infantil con estrategias concretas a implementar a lo largo de la cadena de suministro.
CLEAR Supply Chains Project
European Union highlights that complementarity between implementing agencies has been key to advancing towards more responsible supply...
Representatives of the European Union Delegation in Honduras carried out a follow-up mission in the departments of Copán, Lempira, and Intibucá to assess the progress of the CLEAR Supply Chains Project, an initiative co-financed by the European...
Voices of Action - Child labour
Tourism boom exposes child labour risks in Viet Nam’s northern highlands
Children from ethnic minority communities like 13-year-old Phang Ca work on perilous trails popularized by adventure tourism to help support their families.
Child labour
Strengthening coffee farming communities in Viet Nam to prevent child labour
When what seems normal can still carry child labour risks.
Child labour
Viet Nam marks 25 years of action to eliminate the worst forms of child labour
Viet Nam today commemorates 25 years since ratifying the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour - a landmark commitment to protect children from exploitation and uphold their rights.
Child Labour
Uganda steps up action against child labour
Hundreds of children in Kalungu District are being protected from child labour through a strengthened monitoring and remediation system led by local actors.
Child labour
CLEAR Supply Chains project promotes safer workplaces in Uganda’s coffee sector through WIND training
How can a participatory action-oriented training transform safety and health in Uganda’s coffee supply chain? For 56 trainers, the answer is clear: practical, community-driven solutions are key to lasting change. The Workplace Improvement in...
CLEAR Supply Chains project
Occupational Health and Safety: A key strategy to prevent child labour
A new ILO-led initiative is empowering Honduran coffee communities to tackle child labour at its roots, by making workplaces safer for adults and building hope for the next generation.
World Day against Child Labour
When communities take the lead in Uganda: Kalungu District's example in fighting child labour
A world free from child labour might seem an ambitious dream, but in Kalungu District, Uganda, that dream is steadily becoming a tangible reality. By strengthening local systems and fostering deep community involvement, this region is demonstrating...
World Day against Child Labour
Honduras strengthens local action with new Child Labour Prevention Committee
Child Labour Prevention Committees (CPCTI) are community-based structures made up of trained local leaders who are equipped to identify, prevent, and respond to situations of child labour within their communities.