All resources: child labour + child workers

Development of training tool kit for Workers on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW) on principles and unionism.

The objectives of this assignment are: 1. to develop a training toolkit for Workers on FPRW Principles and Unionism in the elimination of child labour. 2. To test the toolkit with a selected group of TU trainers skilled in developing and utilising a...

Development of training tool kit for Workers on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW) on principles and unionism.

The objectives of this assignment are: 1. to develop a training toolkit for Workers on FPRW Principles and Unionism in the elimination of child labour. 2. To test the toolkit with a selected group of TU trainers skilled in developing and utilising a...

Global and National Research Agendas on Child Labour and Forced Labour

Strengthening the evidence base for achieving SDG Target 8.7

The ILO RTA project is developing global and national research agendas through consultations with funding partners, policymakers, and researchers

ILO sheds light upon the role of cooperatives in the elimination of child labour at the Academy on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

The two sessions organized in the framework of the Academy provided insights of the ILO’s work with cooperatives toward the elimination of child labour and presented practical cases of cooperatives that take action to combat child labour.

ILO collaborates with NASCENT Research and Development Organisation to implement direct interventions to eliminate child labour within...

The program of action will support children aged 14-17 years in vocational training and provide post-training support and transition from school to work, as well as referral of children to the formal education system.

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The Emergency Family Income (IFE) policy - Executive summary

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Gender perspective in child labour - Executive summary

This study seeks to understand, from a gende rperspective, how the living conditions of families,how the professional careers of adults and how the sexual division of labour in households affect the associations that Children and Adolescents(C&As)...

SDG target 8.7

The United Nations system supports Côte d'Ivoire in its strategic planning of priority actions to combat child labour.

The challenge for the Government is to achieve a real synergy of action between all actors, both public and private, technical and financial partners and civil society organisations, at both central and decentralised levels

Measurement, awareness raising, and policy engagement project (MAP16) in Niger

ECOWAS validates its regional action plan on child labour and forced labour, achieving, in partnership with the ILO and WANEP, its IYECL...

Following a thorough review exercise, the Economic Community of West Africa States Commission has validated the second cycle of the Regional Action Plan for the Elimination of Child Labour and Forced Labour in West Africa (2021-2030).

Addressing child labour among forcibly displaced and host communities in East Darfur and West Kordofan States, Sudan

A new ILO assessment involving more than 1,100 households in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and host community members in Khartoum, East Darfur and West Kordofan, has collected evidence on the magnitude of child labour among forcibly...

The ILO brings together experts in Europe to discuss the development of its campaign on child labour in global supply chains.

The workshop brought together experts from a variety of fields, including public relations and communications specialists, behavioural scientists, and activists who provided input from their own experience in campaigning on child labour that helped...

Combating child labour in cocoa farming

Focus on WIND: an ILO integrated approach to eliminate child labour in cocoa farming

Abidjan (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) through the ACCEL Africa project (Accelerating Action for the Elimination of Child Labour in African Supply Chains), and its partners from the National Agency for Rural Development...

International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) partner to eliminate child labour through school...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) have entered into a new partnership to accelerate the fight against child labour in Malawi through school improvements and better access to education. The...

International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) partner to eliminate child labour through school...

This partnership comes at a critical time, as COVID-19 has contributed to rising rates of school dropouts, including because of the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic, as well as periodic school closures.

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Regional study of child labour and social protection in childhood in Argentina - Executive summary

Winning research proposals

16 Junior Researchers Awarded Fellowships and Seed Grants

A promising group of researchers are selected to address knowledge gaps in the field of child labour, forced labour, and human trafficking.

ILO promotes the extension of Universal Health Coverage to rural households in cocoa-producing areas

In Côte d'Ivoire, the project focuses on the "cocoa supply chain" in the sub-prefecture of Soubré and M'batto and includes a social protection component. This component aims to find ways to strengthen the social protection of families on cocoa farms...

Child labour

The CLEAR Cotton project offers education opportunities as an alternative to child labour in the cotton fields

The CLEAR Cotton project contributes to national efforts to eliminate child labour in the cotton, textile and garment value chain in Burkina Faso, Mali, Pakistan and Peru.

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Child labour and family dynamics - Executive summary