All resources: child labour + child workers

Mobile phones, digital training and financial education to address child labour in rural West Africa

The power of technology is being harnessed in Mali to deliver free audio messages on child labour, including new content specifically relating to financial education, to address one of the major root causes of child labour: poverty. The financial...

Experts discuss Brazilian strategies for collecting and analysing data on child labour

The event brought together specialists from Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, and the ILO.

ILO delivers training courses on combating child labour to the field staff of the FERRERO Farming Values Programme

Training aims enhancing the knowledge and experience of the staff in combating child labour in the hazelnut supply chain.

Florencia Lance, from INTA Argentina

"If there is child labour, public policies are missing"

The head of the Red de Abordaje Institucional con Pueblos Indígenas of the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) talks about the construction of a joint agenda with the ILO for the prevention of child labor in rural areas.

Yaneth Dávila, rural producer of Florencio Varela

"Improving the economic conditions of rural women reduces the risk of child labour"

Yaneth Dávila is an agroecological family farmer who lives in Florencio Varela, province of Buenos Aires. She participated in a training course on financial education for the rural economy, organized by ILO Argentina and the Ministry of Labour of...

ACCEL Africa Interview Series: Uniting for a Common Goal -Fighting Child Labour Across Africa

Behind the scenes of the ACCEL Africa regional knowledge sharing workshop we have produced this exclusive interview series, where we had the privilege of sitting down with some of our project partners to discuss their contributions to the fight...

From Salta to Buenos Aires

ILO presents six stories to highlight the problem of child labour in the agricultural sector

Lead by the ILO Country Office for Argentina's project "Offside: ¡Marcando la cancha!", these testimonies showcase diverse experiences related to the efforts to prevent and eradicate child and adolescent labour in rural areas of Argentina.

The 8.7 Accelerator Lab joins the COTECCO project to reinforce the impact of the Private Sector Working Groups in two key mining provinces...

Digital Technology: A Game Changer in the Fight Against Child Labour in Uganda's Agriculture Sector

To support the design of financial services coupled with non-financial productive and welfare services in selected agricultural supply chains. The project integrates child-sensitive measures in financial services to reduce the risk of child labour...

Brief: Child Labour in Uganda

This brief highlights some of the innovative approaches that the ACCEL Africa project has taken in Uganda towards eliminating child labour in the tea and coffee supply chains.

Brief: Child Labour in Malawi

This brief highlights some of the innovative approaches that the ACCEL Africa project has taken in Malawi towards the elimination of child labour in the tea and coffee supply chains.

Child labour

Samoa holds national consultation on child labour workplan and launches follow-up rapid assessment on street vendors

These initiatives aim to ensure compliance with ratified international conventions and to provide children with formal education and early childhood learning benefits.

Sharing Results, Celebrating Impact!

Results Book: ACCEL Africa

The Results Book of the "Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa (ACCEL Africa) project" 1st phase implementation presents a comprehensive account of the project's journey from November 2018 to June 2023.

Fund against Child Labour (FBK) - Child Labour Interventions

Insights into business-oriented interventions addressing child labour in global supply chains

The AU Ten Year Action Plan

The effective abolition of child labor in Côte d'Ivoire: The guidance offered by the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning...

This guidance note encourages companies operating in Côte d'Ivoire to promote more comprehensive strategies and actions as part of a holistic approach to eliminating child labour and its root causes.

FUE A Training Handbook for Employers on Child Labour

This training manual on child labour in Uganda focuses in the coffee and tea supply chain and fulfils the emerging need for quality training material for leaders/managers in the industry to quicken the elimination of child labour.

FUE Guide to Employers on the Policy, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks and Best Practices for the Elimination of Child labour in Tea and...

This booklet highlights the importance of the promotion of children’s education as a fundamental strategy towards the elimination of child labour and the risks of child labour. The booklet also highlights the importance of social dialogue as one of...

FUE MNE Elimination of Child labour Tool for Employers

This tool has been developed by the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) to support employers in dealing with child labour-related issues.

Code of Conduct: Guiding Against Child Labour for Businesses in Nigeria

This document provides codes of conduct to guide private-sector organizations in Nigeria in protecting the rights of working children in Nigeria.