All resources: child labour + child workers

Elimination of child labour in Türkiye

2024 Steering Committee Meeting held on eliminating child labour in hazelnut harvesting

Training aims enhancing the knowledge and awareness of Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations affiliated union leaders and experts on fundamental labour principles and rights, freedom of association, and the future of work.

ILO empowers Nigerian communities to access healthcare and combat child labour

The Global Accelerator Lab (GALAB) project, funded by the by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL), recently conducted awareness campaigns in Ondo State, Nigeria, to increase health insurance registration among communities affected by child...

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...

ILO’s GALAB Project strengthens Ghana’s social protection against child labour

A recent ILO-led workshop in Akosombo gathered Ghanaian government, civil society, and social welfare leaders to enhance the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) social protection programme by adding child labour indicators. This step is...

Empowering partnerships for Decent Work and a seasonal message of hope and progress

Building bridges for Decent Work and shared prosperity this festive season

Training manual

Child labour due diligence training package for the tea and coffee supply chains in Uganda

This ILO's training package helps businesses implement the ILO-IOE Child Labour Guidance Tool for Business. It aims to increase understanding of child labour's negative effects, guide implementation in line with international principles and...

Fighting child labour through financial innovation: a call to action in Nigeria’s cocoa and gold value chains

Child labour remains a pressing issue in Nigeria, especially in the cocoa and artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sectors, affecting 39.2% of children aged 5 to 17, as per a 2022 survey. To address this, the ILO's ACCEL Africa project has...

Safeguarding children in Saudi Arabia: training frontliners to combat child labour

The initiative aims to empower participants to tackle child labour effectively, aligning national efforts with global standards.

Cooperatives promote decent work in Uganda's coffee supply chain

Organized on November 19, 2024, the event presented preliminary findings of an assessment carried out by the ILO in Uganda in the coffee supply chains. It allowed coffee stakeholders to engage in a discussion on the challenges of achieving decent...

Strengthening child protection in Kwale, Kenya through Policy Development.

The ILO (Capacity Strengthening of Governments to Address Child Labour and Forced Labour and Violations of Acceptable Conditions of Work in Sub-Saharan Africa(CAPSA) project video highlights the successful finalization and validation of the Kwale...

Mombasa Child Labour Policy

Strengthening legal frameworks for Protection of Children in Mombasa, Kenya

The role of the ILO CAPSA (Capacity Strengthening of Governments to Address Child Labour and Forced Labour and Violations of Acceptable Conditions of Work in Sub-Saharan Africa(CAPSA) Project in finalizing and validating the Mombasa County Child...

child labour and exploitation

The efforts to combat child labour and exploitation in Nairobi County

ILO's GALAB project launches community of practice to address child labour in Nigeria's cocoa sector

The Global Accelerator Lab (GALAB) project is launching a Community of Practice to empower informal workers' representatives in Ondo State to eliminate child labour in the cocoa sector.

Empowering communities to combat child labour: The Mwezze Hack

This article highlights the Community Hackathon held in Mbale, Uganda, where young people from vulnerable communities came together to develop innovative solutions to combat child labour. Through teamwork and creativity, participants identified key...

Leveraging finance for sustainable solutions to child labour in Côte d’Ivoire

This article highlights the outcomes of a recent workshop organized by the ILO and APIF-CI, which brought together financial sector stakeholders in Côte d’Ivoire to address child labour through inclusive financial strategies. The event emphasized...

Tripartism in action: Strengthening workers' rights through collaboration

Yvonne Toklo highlights the importance of tripartite collaboration between workers, employers, and governments in promoting fundamental principles and rights at work. It emphasizes the role of trade unions in ensuring that collective agreements...

Tackling child labour in Mali: The challenges and the way forward

This article discusses a video featuring Soumaila Hamida Meiga, a key advocate from the Syndicat National de l'Éducation et de la Culture (SNEC) in Mali, where he addresses the ongoing challenges of child labour in the country. In the video,...

Addressing child labour and workers' rights in Africa

In this video message, Teresa Wabuko speaks about the challenges and opportunities in integrating fundamental principles and rights at work in Africa, with a particular focus on child labour and workers' rights. Wabuko underscores the urgent need to...

Workplace rights are human rights: FPRW are the core principles we must uphold

Fundamental principles and rights at work ensure dignity, equality, and safety for all workers. In this short interview Olaolu Olaitain explores key workplace rights, including the elimination of child labour and forced labour, non-discrimination,...

Strengthening workers' rights through OSH and the right to organize

Mr Artlibert Makori speaks about the integration of fundamental principles and rights at work in Kenya.