All resources: child labour + child workers

Decent apprenticeship training for children of working age in Egypt

Within the framework of supporting the promotion of the training and vocational progression to combat child labour as part of the “National Action Plan for Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Egypt and Supporting Family (2018-2025)”, ACCEL...

ILO continues to promote International Labour Standards in Afghanistan

Workshop brings together ILO constituents as efforts continue to improve labour standards in the country despite crisis situation.

Employment Working Group

Promoting labour rights and reducing decent work deficits in the BRICS - Presentation

This presentation held at the 1st meeting of the Employment Working Group provides an overview of the fundamental principles and rights in BRICS countries, some insights into measures taken to realise FPRWs in these countries and some overarching...

Employment Working Group

Promoting labour rights and reducing decent work deficits in the BRICS

This background paper prepared for the 1st meeting of the Employment Working Group provides an overview of the fundamental principles and rights in BRICS countries, some insights into measures taken to realise FPRWs in these countries and some...

Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally – ILO and UNICEF

Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection, new report warns.

Joint ILO-UNICEF report

Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally

Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection, new joint ILO-UNICEF report warns.

Project results in Peru

Results of the CLEAR Cotton project in Peru

This factsheet presents the main achievements of the CLEAR Cotton project in Peru.

Project results in Pakistan

Results of the CLEAR Cotton project in Pakistan

This factsheet presents the main achievements of the CLEAR Cotton project in Pakistan.

Project results in Mali

Results of the CLEAR Cotton project in Mali

This factsheet presents the main achievements of the CLEAR Cotton project in Mali.

Project results in Burkina Faso

Results of the CLEAR Cotton project in Burkina Faso

This factsheet presents the main achievements of the CLEAR Cotton project in Burkina Faso.

Knowledge-sharing as a pathway for strengthened intra-African collaboration and accelerate action for the eilimination of child labour in...

The “Regional Conference: Knowledge Sharing for Partnerships on the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains” focused on showcasing what has worked to advance the countries and regional agendas on the elimination of child labour.

Director-General's mission to Côte d'Ivoire

ILO Director-General welcomes Côte d'Ivoire's action on social protection

During his visit to Abidjan, ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, stressed the need to promote decent work in the cocoa sector.

Media Advisory

ILO/UNICEF to release report assessing levels of social protection for children

Training for Private Sector Companies in Uganda on Documentation of Child Labour Remediation Procedures

The training aims to strengthen the capacity of private sector companies to improve compliance, due diligence, and remediation on child labour.

Promotion of social dialogue

Bipartite dialogues improve productivity of the palm oil industry and make business more resilient

Upholding the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining is found to be a foundation for improving productivity and increasing number of workers joining trade unions that lead to the advanced protection of workers’ rights in palm oil...

Advancing decent work for social justice – a high-level event in Tashkent

Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent hosted a high-level event with the participation of the representatives of the International Labour Organization (ILO), government, workers’ and employers’ organizations to touch basis on achievements, challenges and...

Parents and caregivers of working children complete vocational trainings in Iraq

Hundreds of parents and caregivers of working children in Ninewa have completed vocational trainings in sewing and electrical installation, that will help them build their skills, improve their employability and establish their own sources of...

Labour relations

The Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work - Child Labour

By Bharati Pflug, Senior Specialist Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work at the High-Level Tripartite Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations in Southeast Asian Countries, 22 - 24 February 2023, Tokyo, Japan

Bipartite cooperation

Employers’ and workers’ organizations of the palm oil sector join forces to promote bipartite cooperation through social dialogues

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) and the Indonesian Trade Union Network for Palm Oil (JAPBUSI) sign a Joint Declaration to address decent work deficits in the sector, promote labour compliance and enhance the image of Indonesia’s palm oil...

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