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From hazardous work to school: How the Philippines is breaking the child labour cycle
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Voices of Action - Child labour

From hazardous work to school: How the Philippines is breaking the child labour cycle

In Bangsamoro's shadow of dump sites, children swap hazardous scavenging for education and family mushroom farms ahead of the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, paving paths to brighter futures. ​

A voice for the voiceless to end child labour
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Child labour

A voice for the voiceless to end child labour

For many in the Bangsamoro region in the Philippines, childhood is not about play but survival in agricultural fields and conflict zones, which a young woman is determined to break.

Bangsamoro communities unite to end child labour
a girl speaks with child labour banners behind

Child labour

Bangsamoro communities unite to end child labour

Communities and partners convened in South Upi in the Philippines to amplify the call to end child labour and the launch a community-based service outlet through the ILO’s Japan funded child labour project.

Dumpsites to dreams: A symphony of hope to end child labour
teacher standing with child labourers learning

Child labour

Dumpsites to dreams: A symphony of hope to end child labour

Alibai, who often had to quit school to work in a dumpsite, found new hope when an ILO project in the conflict-affected Bangsamoro region in the Philippines launched a Child Labour Monitoring System to tackle child labour and keep children in school.

Climate-resilient livelihoods to address child labour in Cotabato dumpsite
Women plant seeds behind coconut trees

Child labour

Climate-resilient livelihoods to address child labour in Cotabato dumpsite

Climate-resilient livelihood support in duck raising and floating vegetable gardens open opportunities for community members and parents of child labourers to earn even during floods in Cotabato City.

From cornfields to classrooms to end child labour
Verly, an elected local official presides a youth council meeting.

Our impact, Their voices

From cornfields to classrooms to end child labour

Verly Viñas overcame child labour and discrimination to support education by providing scholarships for children in child labour and promoting equality for indigenous youth.

Digital child labour monitoring empowers communities in Cotabato
woman in hijab speaking at a child labour digital monitoring workshop

Child labour

Digital child labour monitoring empowers communities in Cotabato

A digital initiative to monitor and prevent child labour enables communities, villagers and students to collect and report data to help reduce child labour, including in agriculture and armed conflict.

E-learning programme on child Labour pack
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Child labour

E-learning programme on child Labour pack

The course aims to equip civil society partners, social workers, employers and worker’s organizations to effectively assess and address cases of child labour within their communities. The modules consist of a live, instructor-led component and an...

Spark change to secure our future
youth leader during a training on child labour

Opinion editorial (Op-Ed)

Spark change to secure our future

August marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples and International Youth Day. Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines explains that the challenges youth and indigenous peoples face require collective...

ILO Myanmar launches self-paced E-learning programme on rights, responsibilities, and representation for children, youth, and families (3Rs)
Children learning food preparation at cooking class, Taunggyi, Shan State.

Press release

ILO Myanmar launches self-paced E-learning programme on rights, responsibilities, and representation for children, youth, and families (3Rs)

The new course targets practitioners addressing child labour issues as well as children, youth and families in Myanmar who are vulnerable to child labour exploitation.

E-learning programme on rights, responsibilities and representation for children, youth and families (3Rs)
E-learning programme on rights, responsibilities and representation for children, youth and families (3Rs)

11 modules booklet

E-learning programme on rights, responsibilities and representation for children, youth and families (3Rs)

Building upon the foundation laid by the 3-R Trainers’ Kit developed in 2018 and the e-learning Programme on Child Labour launched in 2022, the 3Rs e-learning kit is a comprehensive resource designed to empower individuals and organizations working...

Message at the Consultation for the development of the Philippine Program Against Child Labor Strategic Framework (2023-28)

Message at the Consultation for the development of the Philippine Program Against Child Labor Strategic Framework (2023-28)

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Consultation for the development of the Philippine Program Against Child Labor Strategic Framework (2023-28), 1 December 2022, Manila, Philippines

Training Report: Second Field Test of the Training Manual on Child Labour: A compilation of Laws, Policies and Programmes on the...

Training Report: Second Field Test of the Training Manual on Child Labour: A compilation of Laws, Policies and Programmes on the...

The three-day activity was designed to generate inputs and insights from the relevant members of the ILO organized Project Advisory and Review Committee (PARC) and members of civil society organizations with mandate on child protection and community...

Message at the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE) Strategic Planning

Message at the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE) Strategic Planning

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE) Strategic Planning, 19 July 2022, Cotabato City, Philippines

Message at the Economic Sectoral Refinement Workshop on the Formulation of the Second Bangsamoro Development Plan, 2023-2028

Message at the Economic Sectoral Refinement Workshop on the Formulation of the Second Bangsamoro Development Plan, 2023-2028

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Economic Sectoral Refinement Workshop on the Formulation of the Second Bangsamoro Development Plan, 2023-2028, 18 July 2022, Cotabato City, Philippines

Activity Report: World Day Against Child Labour 2022 Celebration in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Activity Report: World Day Against Child Labour 2022 Celebration in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

The Bangamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) through the Ministry of Labor and Employment – Bureau of Employment, Promotion and Welfare (MOLE- BEPW) and Bangsamoro Youth Commission (BYC) with support from International Labour...

Message at the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)

Message at the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), 8 July 2022, Cotabato, Philippines

Message at the Bangsamoro Labour Summit

Message at the Bangsamoro Labour Summit

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Bangsamoro Labour Summit, 5 July 2022, Cotabato City, Philippines

Message at the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour culminating activity

Message at the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour culminating activity

By Ms Ma. Concepcion Sardaña, Senior Programme Officer, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour culminating activity, 27 June 2022, Manila, Philippines

Message at the Sectoral consultation with workers and employers for the development of the regional child labour action plan

Message at the Sectoral consultation with workers and employers for the development of the regional child labour action plan

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the at the Sectoral consultation with workers and employers for the development of the regional child labour action plan, 18 February 2022, Cotabato, Philippines