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ILO Voices | Child labour

It takes a community to end child labour

Meet Peace Okebugwu, a project manager at the Beulah Future Leaders Foundation. She is using community education to help end child labour in Nigeria.

World Day Against Child Labour 2021

Child labour seminar on the 2021 World Day Against Child Labour

Bologna, 11 June 2021, 17:00 – 19:00

World Day Against Child Labour 2021

The ILO makes an urgent appeal to protect Myanmar’s children as child labour rises to 160 million worldwide

World Day Against Child Labour

Pandemic is pushing Latin America and the Caribbean more off track in ending child labour

A new report by ILO and UNICEF highlights the continued progress in the fight against child labour in the region in recent years, but given the current context of the COVID-19 crisis, both organizations call for immediate measures to avoid a greater...

Report

Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward

Published for the first time jointly by the ILO and UNICEF, as co-custodians of Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the report Child Labour: 2020 global estimates, trends and the road forward takes stock of where we stand in the global...

Labour Law Guide for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

This Guide provides a single access point for labour laws in the OECS, covering all significant areas in the sub-region. It is derived from various labour laws, regulations and international labour law standards that have been ratified by Member...

Executive Summary

Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward - Executive Summary

ILO and partners mark World Day Against Child Labour in Iraq

A virtual event with key national and international partners took place, shedding light on some of the root causes and consequences of child labour in Iraq and efforts to address them.

2020 Global estimates of child labour - Frequently Asked Questions

World Day Against Child Labour

Global progress to end child labour has stalled

Global progress to end child labour has come to a halt for the first time in over two decades, reversing the downward trend that saw child labour fall by 94 million between 2000 and 2016. The number of children in child labour has risen to 160...

World Day Against Child Labour

Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades

The International Labour Organization and UNICEF warn nine million additional children at risk as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour

Thai celebrities join the 2021 international campaign against child labour

Thai celebrities, Pitchaya Nitipaisalkul (Golf), Pirat Nitipaisalkul (Mike Angelo) and Kanatip Soonthornrak (LoukGolf) have joined the 2021 International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour campaign. The UN campaign aims to inspire legislative...

How can individuals act to eliminate child labour in their communities?

We children and youth of today, need to be well educated, we need to dream, we need to be healthy so that we can good leaders tomorrow, and all this is only possible if you, our dear parents, allow us to do so.

Journalists have a key role to play in the collective effort to eliminate child labour

Through the Accel Africa Reporting on child labour in Africa course, learners are introduced to a number of different issues, including international labour standards, ethical reporting of child-related information, or collecting testimonies from...

Child Labour

ILO and UNICEF to release latest estimates of child labour

Our impact, Their voices

Teamwork begins by building trust

This impact story captures ILO's efforts towards creating a multi-stakeholder platform for achieving SDG Target 8.7

Child labour in time of COVID

Combating child labour in times of COVID-19: the example of the CLEAR Cotton project

The CLEAR Cotton project implements the Accelerated Schooling Strategy (Stratégie de scolarisation accélérée – passerelle - SSA/P) in Burkina Faso and Mali, in order to withdraw children from cotton fields and send them back to school. During the...

Uganda's National Plan of Action on Child Labour will strengthen country's prevention and protection of children at risk and working...

The President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Museveni had launched the National Employment Policy (2011), the National Child Labour Policy (2006) and the Second National Plan of Action for the Elimination of Child Labour (NAP II 2020/21 - 2024/25)...

The ILO strengthens the capacities of the members of the Association of Working Children and Youth (AEJT) on the fight against child labour...

The International Labour Office (ILO) has organised a capacity-building workshop for members of the Association of Working Children and Youth (AEJT) to better take into account child labour in local development programs.

Kazakhstan: Combating Child Labour Discussed at Ministry of Labour

On the eve of the World Day Against Child Labour, the Coordination Council to Combat the Worst Forms of Child Labour has held its meeting at the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Kazakhstan.