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ILO training promotes safer coffee farming in Kenya
Coffee farmers and local stakeholders in Meru and Nyeri counties are strengthening occupational safety and health in coffee production through practical, low-cost solutions using the ILO’s participatory WIND methodology.
Kericho coffee farmers put WIND safety improvements into action
Coffee farmers in Kericho County are applying practical, low-cost solutions to improve occupational safety and health on their farms while reducing risks for workers and children. The initiative is supported by the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project,...
Nigeria strengthens child labour action through new evidence and continuous monitoring
Nigeria is shifting from periodic child labour surveys to routine data generation, enabling more targeted interventions that protect children, support families and improve educational outcomes.
Journalists strengthen their knowledge to fight child labour in Ghana
Journalists from across Ghana strengthened their knowledge of child labour, business and human rights through an International Labour Organization workshop under the ACCEL Africa project, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the...
Uganda strengthens rural livelihoods to help prevent child labour in coffee-growing communities
Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) supported by the ILO's ACCEL Africa project are helping coffee-growing households diversify their incomes, strengthen their financial resilience and reduce the economic pressures that contribute to child...
Promoting responsible business conduct to eliminate child labour in Kenya's coffee supply chains
Employers, coffee cooperatives and government representatives in Kisii and Kericho counties have strengthened their capacity to promote Responsible Business Conduct and prevent child labour in Kenya's coffee sector through the ILO's ACCEL Africa...
Health Coverage Reaches More Vulnerable Families in Nigeria
More than 3,600 people in cocoa-growing and artisanal mining communities across Nigeria have registered for health insurance, strengthening their access to healthcare and social protection. The initiative was implemented through the ILO’s ACCEL...
Kenya certifies cooperative trainers to strengthen child-labour-free coffee and tea supply chains
The ILO has certified 55 county-based trainers to strengthen cooperative governance and integrate child labour prevention into Kenya's coffee and tea sectors. The initiative is implemented through the ACCEL Africa project, financed by the Ministry...
The Government of Mali and Japan, through the ILO, launch a project to combat child labour in Ségou
Funded by the Government of Japan and implemented by the ILO in partnership with the Sasakawa Africa Association, the project aims to strengthen the economic resilience of vulnerable cotton-farming households and promote sustainable agricultural...
Ghana marks World Day Against Child Labour with renewed call for collective action
Ghana marked the 2026 World Day Against Child Labour with awareness-raising activities and community engagement events to promote children's rights and decent work for adults. The activities were supported by the ILO's ACCEL Africa project, financed...
360° video story
Breaking the silence in the cocoa fields: A virtual reality story from Nigeria
In this immersive virtual-reality film from Nigeria, young women from cocoa-growing communities share how child labour disrupted their childhoods, and how the ACCEL Africa project helped them gain skills, independence and hope for the future.
Occupational Safety and Health in Cocoa: The WIND approach presented to actors in the sector
In Côte d’Ivoire, the ILO brought together public actors, cocoa companies and cooperatives around the WIND approach, a participatory initiative aimed at improving working conditions, preventing child labour and promoting sustainable practices in...
Apprenticeship training for young people in the sub-prefectures of Grand-Zatry and M’Batto in Côte d’Ivoire
In Côte d’Ivoire, the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, is supporting apprenticeship training for 57 young people in the sub-prefectures of Grand-Zatry and M’Batto. Through training in...
Uganda
Child labour in Uganda: Trends and drivers, 2012-2021
ACCEL Africa strengthens partner capacities in Uganda on financial management, M&E and gender-responsive programming
ACCEL Africa strengthened the capacities of implementing partners in Uganda through a five-day workshop on financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and gender-responsive programming. The training supported partners to improve compliance with...
Ghana becomes an Alliance 8.7 pathfinder country
Ghana has attained Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder Country status, marking an important step in national efforts to eliminate child labour, forced labour, human trafficking and modern slavery.
The ILO advances safe and healthy workplaces in Ghana’s cocoa supply chain through WIND training
The ILO’s ACCEL Africa project, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, trained 30 local actors in Ghana’s cocoa sector on the WIND methodology to promote practical, low-cost occupational safety and health improvements,...
Côte d’Ivoire strengthens the fight against child labour
A technical workshop was held to harmonize monitoring tools, strengthen data quality, and improve the planning of interventions against child labour, particularly in agricultural value chains.
Nigeria advances review of National Policy and Action Plan to eliminate child labour
The EU-funded FMM (West Africa) II Project and the ACCEL Africa II Project, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, supported Nigeria’s review of two key documents on the elimination of child labour: the National Policy and...
Child labour
ILO strengthens cooperatives to help eliminate child labour in Kenya’s tea and coffee supply chains
In March 2026, the ILO's ACCEL Africa project funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands trained 52 local trainers across key tea and coffee counties. By building institutional capacity and embedding child labour prevention into...