All resources: child labour + child workers

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...

GALAB project strengthens trade union collaboration to combat child labour and forced labour in Nigeria's cocoa sector

The GALAB Project, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, has successfully strengthened collaboration between trade unions and informal workers in Nigeria's cocoa sector. Through capacity-building workshops, the project has facilitated improved...

Rebuilding futures: The collaborative effort behind the reopening of Fagbo skills acquisition centre

ILO Deepens Collaboration to Address Child Labour In Cocoa And Gold Mining Supply Chains In Ghana

The International Labour Organization (ILO), Ghana Trade Union Congress (TUC), and its affiliate General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) and Ghana Mining Workers Union (GMWU) partner to accelerate the fight against child labour in cocoa and gold...

Trade unions at the forefront in the fight against child labour in Mali

A focus on community-led monitoring efforts in cocoa and gold supply chains

ILO Caribbean experts featured at Jamaica Ministry of Labour and Social Security “Labour Talks” roadshow

Discussions highlighted progress to end child labour and promote a Just Transition.

8.7 Accelerator Lab

Summary results of the 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund

This factsheet presents the findings of the Multi Partner Fund project, which aimed to improve the sustainability of mining and fishing communities through the implementation of sustained interventions to reform policies, enforce mechanisms and...

News

On the Ground in Ordu and Samsun: ILO Officials Evaluate and Advance Efforts to Eradicate Child Labour

Empowering partners through M&E, gender mainstreaming, and knowledge sharing

Analytical report

Endline knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) study on child labour in Myanmar (2022)

The study explores the impact of My-PEC initiatives on community knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding child labour including increase in knowledge about child labour related laws and children’s rights, shifts in community attitudes and...

Analytical report

Trends in child labour in Myanmar 2021-24: A study of Mon, Kayin, Kayah and Shan States

This study assesses child labour in Myanmar’s Mon, Kayin, Kayah (Karenni), and Shan States, highlighting key trends, causes, and developments. Based on early 2024 interviews and focus groups, it examines economic, cultural, and systemic drivers,...

CLMS tools

User manual: Guidelines for implementing the community-based child labour monitoring system (CLMS) in Myanmar

This tool provides detailed guidelines for establishing and managing the community-based child labour monitoring system (CLMS), which is aimed at collecting, verifying, and monitoring data on child labour to design effective intervention strategies...

News

ILO extends its collaboration to other coastal universities to combat forced labour in the fishing industry

The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Programme has engaged lecturers from local universities at the regency level in Central Java Province to mainstream international labour standards to academic institutions.

Looking Back: ILO catches up with Usman and the Shehu’s 10 Years after being rescued from Child Labour

Usman Abdullahi and Hafsat Shehu, once child labourers, transformed their lives through the ILO  Eliminating child labour in West Africa and strengthening sub-regional cooperation through ECOWAS (ECOWAS II) Project, which provided education and...

GALAB project enhances technical skills of implementing partners to combat child labour and forced labour in Ghana

The Global Accelerator Lab (GALAB) project of the International Labour Organization (ILO) recently concluded a three-day training workshop for implementing partners in the Oti Region, Ghana. The workshop aimed to equip partners with the knowledge...

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...

16-year-old Grecian defy all odds by enrolling in school from child labour

Discover how, with the support of the ILO's ADDRESS project in Malawi, 16-year-old Grecian Banda overcame challenges to pursue his education and dreams, returning to school after being forced to drop out to support his family on a tobacco farm.

Chinkhata Cooperative's transformative movement towards decent work and sustainability

In the heart of Malawi, nestled within the bustling Kamboni trading center under the Traditional Authority (TA) Kawamba in Kasungu District, lies Chinkhata Cooperative. This vibrant group of 85 farmers is a proud member of the TAMA Farmers Trust,...