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Child labour

Breaking the cycle: From child labour to labour rights advocate

From child domestic worker to labour rights advocate; Joy Marcus now leads efforts in Guyana to end exploitation and empower women through Red Thread. Her journey turns personal pain into a powerful call for change.

Renewed commitment to protecting South Africa's children: National day against child labour

Biodigesters for sustainable and child labour-free cotton in Mali

The International Labour Organization and SNV hand over 30 biodigesters to cotton producers in Mali to strengthen family resilience and combat child labour.

Nigeria Unites to End Child Labour: Children Lead the Call for Change

At the 2025 World Day Against Child Labour, Nigeria celebrated progress and amplified children’s voices in a powerful call to action. Through national conferences, creative performances, and policy dialogue, stakeholders renewed their commitment to...

Occupational Safety and Health

How Egypt’s labour inspectors protect factories on ground

Field assessments led by the International Labour Organization identified critical gaps in compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) standards in Egypt’s garment sector, revealing a non-compliance rate of 64 per cent in 2023. In response,...

Assessment of the Legal Frameworks for Access to Complaints and Remedy Procedures by Migrant Workers in and from Kenya and Uganda

This assessment examines the legal and institutional frameworks in Uganda and Kenya, two major origin countries for migrant workers in the East and Horn of Africa region. It evaluates the extent to which their domestic systems uphold migrant...

Methodology of the 2024 ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour

The Methodology of the 2024 ILO-UNICEF Global Estimates of Child Labour presents a rigorous statistical approach to measuring child labour globally, drawing on data from 107 countries. This report outlines the standardized definitions, data sources,...

Child labour

Dumpsites to dreams: A symphony of hope to end child labour

Alibai, who often had to quit school to work in a dumpsite, found new hope when an ILO project in the conflict-affected Bangsamoro region in the Philippines launched a Child Labour Monitoring System to tackle child labour and keep children in school.

ILO empowers cocoa farmers in Bibiani to tackle climate change and child labour through Biochar innovation

ILO’s CLIMATE Cocoa project trained 48 Ghanaian farmers in biochar production to boost climate resilience and reduce child labour.

ACCEL Egypt

ILO study paves way for revising wages of Egypt’s jasmine pickers

In social dialogue sessions with tripartite stakeholders, a recent ILO-led income assessment laid the foundation for fairer wages for jasmine pickers, to support families and reduce child labour.

Cooperatives in Uganda trained to tackle child labour in coffee and tea sectors

The ILO’s ACCEL Africa project, funded by the Netherlands, equipped 21 cooperative leaders with tools like Think.COOP, Start.COOP, My.COOP, and the Child Labour Training Package to strengthen governance, improve livelihoods, and prevent child labour...

Child labour

Post-2025 ASEAN Roadmap to eliminate child labour progresses

ILO supports ASEAN efforts to develop the Post-2025 Roadmap on Prevention of Child Labour Including Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour

Regional initiative

Business sector unites to eradicate child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean

At a key moment for accelerating the eradication of child labour in the region, representatives of the business sector participated in a webinar organized by the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour (RILAC) and...

World Day against Child Labour

Ghana marks World Day against Child Labour with strong calls for collective action in Bibiani

This article covers Ghana’s national commemoration of the World Day Against Child Labour held in Bibiani on 19 June 2025. Supported by the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project and partners, the event highlighted progress, challenges, and renewed commitments...

World Day against Child Labour

When communities take the lead in Uganda: Kalungu District's example in fighting child labour

A world free from child labour might seem an ambitious dream, but in Kalungu District, Uganda, that dream is steadily becoming a tangible reality. By strengthening local systems and fostering deep community involvement, this region is demonstrating...

Returned Migrants Celebrate Graduation in Kampala After Intensive Skills and Business Training

Celebrating the achievements of 311 returned migrants (268 women and 43 men) who successfully completed a rigorous training programme designed to equip them with the tools and knowledge to rebuild their lives through entrepreneurship in Uganda.

World Day against Child Labour

Gesyha’s inspiring journey: A young advocate determines to end child labour

A 15-year-old leader of the Children’s Forum in Kesilir Village, Jember, East Java, shares her journey of breaking tradition and advocating for children’s right to education and creativity.

World Day against Child Labour

ILO partners with PAACLA to recognize initiatives combating child labour in agriculture

The inaugural award recognizing efforts to eliminate child labour in agriculture is presented to seven companies and one business association in the sector.

Child Labour and Forced Labour

Tanzania marks World Day against Child Labour with strong call for action and renewed commitments

World Day against Child Labour

Peer-to-peer advocates speak out against child labour in agriculture and champion children’s rights

The ILO supports the initiatives shown by children's forums and advisory committees to reach a future where every child has access to education and is free from child labour.