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Migrant workers

ILO welcomes ASEAN steps to support migrant workers and prevent child labour

ASEAN leaders have agreed on important declarations regarding skills mobility for migrant workers and the prevention of child labour, and have also issued guidelines on the portability of social security benefits for migrant workers as well as the...

The Secretary General of the Confederation of Cotton Producers' Cooperative Societies at the Agricultural Insurance Workshop

South-South Cooperation

Brazil and ILO sign a new agreement to promote labour rights and decent work

The agreement was signed during the XI Annual Evaluation Meeting of the Brazil-ILO Trilateral South-South Cooperation Programme

Child Labour

The Regional Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean celebrates 10 years of fighting against child labour

The commemoration celebrates the joint efforts of 31 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, together with employers' and workers organizations, in the eradication of child labour, as well as the launch of the Regional Child Labour...

Child Labour

Regional initiative for a child labour-free Latin America and Caribbean marks 10th anniversary

The Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour marks its 10th anniversary, gathering 31 countries in Brasilia to assess progress in eradicating child labour by 2025, through cooperation and global partnerships.

XI Annual South-South ILO/Brazil Meeting

Launch of the Brazil-ILO South-South Cooperation Project: Decent Work and Social Justice

Brazil and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have officially launched a new trilateral South-South cooperation project entitled ‘Decent Work and Social Justice’. This initiative, developed in partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of...

ILO’s GALAB project trains social services in Ghana to address child labour and forced labour

The GALAB Project has strengthened the capacity of local officials in Ghana to prevent and address child labour. The training equipped participants with strategies for prevention and integration of child protection into development plans. The newly...

Myanmar

Working hard. Spending less!

Her dream is simple yet powerful: to send one of her five siblings to school. To make this happen, she needs to save for a bike because the school is far away.

Media Advisory

Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour marks 10 Years

The X Annual Meeting of the Focal Points Network of the Regional Initiative (RI) Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour will bring together representatives from 31 countries across the region, employers’ and workers’ organizations, the...

Partnerships

ILO and Slovenia partner to combat child labour in Egypt

The ILO and the Embassy of Slovenia in Egypt have joined forces to launch a ground-breaking initiative focused on sustainable, gender-sensitive income-generating activities and education support for at-risk children.

Launch of GALAB project in Mauritania to combat child labour and forced labour

Strengthening the Child Labour Programme of Action and Future Steps

South Africa’s Fight Against Child Labour

Forced labour

Tackling Forced Labour in Indonesia’s Fishery and Palm Oil Sectors

ILO Indonesia hosted a crucial refresher workshop in Bandung on 2-3 October 2024 to strengthen the understanding of forced labour among government representatives, employers, and workers' organizations.

CLEAR Supply Chains project in Uganda

Child labour due diligence capacity building in Uganda

Responsible business conduct is a key component of any action towards the prevention and elimination of child labour in supply chains. As part of an ILO capacity building programme on child labour due diligence and other fundamental principles and...

Our work with journalists

ILO equips journalists with skills to report on child labour

By: Okello Jesus Ojara, Journalist from Uganda, participant to the "Voices against child labour" training 

News

ILO supports technical exchanges between Türkiye and France on eliminating child labour in agriculture

Key stakeholders met in Paris to discuss strategies for formalizing the agricultural labour force and eliminating child labour.

Narratives for change: How can the media tell impactful stories on child labour?

By: Ibrahim Khalilulahi Usman, Journalist from Ghana, participant to the "Voices against child labour" training 

African journalists play a crucial role in preventing reversals in the fight against child labour

By: Manuel Odeny - Journalist from Kenya, participant to the "Voices against child labour" training September 25, 2024 – Reporting from Entebbe, Uganda 

A data ecosystem approach

Assessing national status vis-à-vis SDG Target 8.7

This paper outlines an “ecosystem approach” to child labour data collection with this aim in mind. It relates principally to countries that have achieved low levels of child labour and want to monitor and sustain this achievement and to complete the...