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Child labour statistical profile: Africa

This profile provides statistics on child labour prevalence and characteristics for Africa region.

Situational Assessment

COVID-19 and child labour in Myanmar

This study conducted remotely between July 2020 and January 2021 sought to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child labour. The study was conducted in six states and regions: Ayeyarwady Region, Bago Region, Kayin State, Mon State,...

Child Labour and how you can help

1 in 11 children are trapped in child labour in Myanmar, with half of these children subjected to hazardous conditions. Child labour : deny children education, is harmful to their health and development, and can be deadly. It prevents children,...

Brochure

Child Labour in Myanmar, A Legal review

This brochure is based on the edition of the legal review of national laws and regulations related to child labour in light of international standards in Myanmar, which was conducted in 2020. It covers the period up to December 2020.

ILO participates in European Parliament public hearing on ending child labour in Africa

This year is the UN’s International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour: Global progress against child labour has stalled since 2016.

International Labour Organization (ILO) and Malawi Congress of Trade Unions partner for trade union action to accelerate the elimination of...

“As MCTU, we look forward to leveraging this partnership to further enhance our ongoing efforts to build the capacity of our affiliated trade unions, especially those representing workers in the formal and informal sectors, as well as smallholder...

Two songwriters from Hanoi and HCM City win Music Against Child Labour song competition

The initiative which attracted 88 entries from 68 musicians from across Viet Nam, aimed to raise awareness as part of the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.

Viet Nam launches second programme of action plan to tackle child labour

The National Programme on the Prevention and Reduction of Child Labour for the 2021 ̶ 25 period, with a vision towards 2030, has been launched to accelerate Viet Nam’s progress in the fight against child labour.

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 1: Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work in the SSE

The electives of the SSE Academy were designed for practitioners from around the world to share and discuss practices, ideas and models for SSE action in specific fields. The first elective 1 took place on 16, 17 and 18 November 2021. It focused on...

ILO in action

Out of the fields and into the classroom

Senior Programme Officer in Turkey, Nejat Kocabay, explains how four ILO projects are helping to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in seasonal agriculture in Turkey, including hazelnut harvesting. The projects, targeting seasonal...

World Children's Day 2021

A closer look at ILO Turkey’s work to prevent children from work in seasonal agriculture

Child labour statistical profile: Latin America and the Caribbean

This document provides statistics on child labour prevalence and characteristics for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region based on the ILO-UNICEF 2020 Global estimates of child labour.

Development of a Child Labour Website and Reporting App.

V Global Conference on Child Labour

Regional Consultations in preparation of the V Global Conference on Child Labour (South Africa, 2022)

Thanks to the leadership of South Africa, the next Global Conference is due to be held in 2022.

Winners of the SDG 8.7 Innovation Challenge

Three Winners of the global category of the SDG 8.7 Innovation Challenge

Three proposals were selected to develop and implement their innovative ideas to develop digital information systems to promote collaborative work among relevant partners in the fight against child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in...

Child labour in Burkina Faso

Prevention of child labour through the socio-professional reintegration of children withdrawn from the cotton, textile and garment value...

Ouagadougou (ILO News) - The CLEAR Cotton project is strengthening its strategy to combat child labour in Burkina Faso. It recently signed two agreements for the implementation of integrated programmes for the prevention, identification and...

Publicación

Child labour and social protection targeted at children, adolescents and their households in Argentina

Contributions to the debate on income protection policies related to child labour

Publicación

Contributions to the debate on gender perspective in child labour

Prepared from the MAP16 project of the ILO in Argentina, this policy brief analyzes child labor from a critical perspective, closely linked to the gender dimension, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also offers recommendations for the...

News

Sabah stakeholders seek solutions to forced labour, child labour challenges

Challenges and best practices to address child and forced labour were discussed by a wide range of Sabah stakeholders recently.

ILO in action

We work to end child labour in DR Congo’s cobalt mines

ILO Chief Technical Advisor, Josée Blandine Ongotto, speaks from the field about the COTECCO Project, which is combating child labour in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with funding from the US Department of Labor.