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Antigua and Barbuda prepares accelerated action plan against child labour with ILO support

Efforts include stakeholder consultations made possible through Brazil-ILO South-South Cooperation Programme.

World Day Against Child Labour

Students of Timor-Leste’s Aileu Municipality urge the government to take actions against child labour

During the commemoration of the World Day Against Child Labour in Aileu Municipality, Timor-Leste, the participating students voice their aspiration through a declaration that urges government to take actions and do interventions against child...

Social finance and child labour: Significant progress made in Soubré

Mapping the coffee value chain in Honduras

This report presents a mapping and analysis of the coffee value chain in Honduras, carried out by the CLEAR Supply Chains project. It is a synthesis of key takeaways from relevant initiatives and research, as well as consultation with key...

International Domestic Workers Day 2024

Celebrating Progress and Advocating for Rights

Kenya joined the world in marking International Domestic Workers Day. This annual observance is a pivotal moment to highlight the invaluable contributions of domestic workers globally and address the challenges they face.

World Day Against Child Labour

Timor-Leste reaffirms its commitment to eliminate child labour

Timor-Leste, with support from the ILO, moves forward with the efforts to finalize two important documents for the elimination of child labour in the country: The National Action Plan on Child Labour and the List of Hazardous Works for Children.

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Child labour in Uganda: The case of joining forces

Child labour

ACCEL Africa fights against child labour in Mali's gold mine

In the Kayes region of Mali, the ACCEL Africa project is working to eradicate child labour in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sites. Through professional training and economic support initiatives, the project made it possible to remove...

Ending child labour in supply chains: An Inter-agency action to address its root causes

World Day Against Child Labour

Kenya marks its commitment to ending child labour

Every year on June 12th, the global community comes together to observe the World Day Against Child Labour, aiming to raise awareness and foster action against the exploitation of children in the workforce. This solemn occasion serves as a stark...

World Day Against Child Labour and Africa Child Labour Day

Uganda Celebrates World Day Against Child Labour and Day of the African Child

June 2024 marked a significant month for Uganda as districts across the country came together to celebrate the World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) and the Day of the African Child (DAC).

EU, ILO, and UNICEF launch programme to address child labour in Sabah

Joint initiative aims to enhance access to education and training opportunities for children working and living in Sabah’s oil palm plantations.

World Day Against Child Labour

ILO Director-General calls for ending child labour

Marking the 25th anniversary of Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labour, the only universally ratified ILO convention, the ILO Director-General underscores the need to make ending child labour a central goal of economic and social policies.

Child Labour and Forced Labour

Child Wellbeing Committees: A Tool for Accelerating Eradication of Child Labour in Uganda

World Day Against Child Labour

Child egg sellers in Dili with high dreams of being a pilot and a soldier

Based on the 2016 Child Labour Survey, more than 50 thousand children are in child labour in Timor-Leste. Poverty is still the main reason for these children to work and to support their families, including the three young brothers who share their...

Child Labour and Forced Labour

Breaking the Cycle: Kyabanati's Fight Against Child Labour

Zambia commemorates 2024 World Day Against Child Labour

LUSAKA (ILO News) - The 2024 World Day against Child Labour (WDACL) was commemorated under the theme, Let’s act on our commitments: End Child Labour! The commemoration attracted various stakeholders including the workers’ and employers’...

UNICEF and ILO in Türkiye Call for Action on Commitments to End Child Labour in Times of Crisis

Myanmar

Urgent action needed to protect children from child labour amid rising security concerns

On World Day Against Child Labour ILO calls for all children in Myanmar to be protected and allowed to meet their full potential.

ILO Voices | Child labour

Better working conditions help us to fight child labour

Yabao Oumarou, a cocoa farmer in Côte d'Ivoire, was accustomed to fatigue and illness from his tough working conditions. Through training, he discovered there is a link between improved safety and health at work, and reducing child labour.