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Press release

Progress achieved, but more needed to end child labour in Sabah’s oil palm plantations

On World Day Against Child Labour, ILO, UNICEF and the EU call for continued efforts to protect every child’s right to education and a life free from exploitation.

World Day against Child Labour

Statement by Mr Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic, to mark the World Day against Child Labour

Child Labour and Forced Labour

Kenya marks world day against child labour with nationwide awareness campaigns and community action

Child Labour

Guidelines on Developing Training Programmes Based on Labour Market Needs for Viet Nam

As part of the ENHANCE Project – "Strengthening National Capacity to Prevent and Reduce Child Labour in Viet Nam", the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with relevant national partners, has developed two guidance documents to...

Insights from the ACCEL Africa Project

Pushing the frontier of financial innovation to combat child labour

ACCEL Africa Project is pushing the boundaries of financial innovation to combat child labour—by equipping financial institutions, piloting digital and climate-smart tools, and funding local solutions that build household resilience across Africa.

World Day against Child Labour

Woven with dignity: Making Nepal’s carpets child-labour free

Despite progress, 1.1 million children in Nepal remain in child labour, many in hazardous work. The ILO and partners are working with the carpet sector and others to ensure dignity into supply chains and secure every child’s right to learn, not...

World Day against Child Labour

ILO Türkiye calls for renewed commitment and accelerated action to end child labour

On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour, Yasser Hassan, Director of the ILO Office for Türkiye urges all stakeholders to renew their commitment and accelerate joint efforts to eliminate child labour in all its forms.

World Day Against Child Labour

Zambia stands up for children: fighting child labour together

On June 12, 2025, children, parents, and leaders gathered at Munkuye Primary School in Nkeyema to mark the World Day Against Child Labour. The theme was: “Progress is clear, but there is more to do: Let’s speed up efforts.”

Climate resilience as a key safeguard against child labour

ACCEL Africa is piloting climate-smart innovations to combat child labour in Africa's cocoa and cotton sectors. By tackling climate-driven poverty and household vulnerability, the project supports sustainable farming practices like biochar,...

ILO Voices | Child labour

A savings group helped me to keep my children in school

Rebecca Nakayega Wandegge is a farm labourer, market vendor and mother of eight from Uganda. Through the ILO's ACCEL Africa project, she has learnt financial literacy and improved agricultural practices, which have helped her to keep her children...

Beyond access: Shifting financial behaviours to break the cycle of child labour

The note outlines ACCEL Africa’s financial behaviour change strategy to reduce child labour in Africa, highlighting training for local educators, financial education for families, and post-training mentoring in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali,...

World Day Against Child Labour

“Progress is clear, but there’s more to do: Let’s speed up efforts!” – World Day Against Child Labour celebrated in Sirdarya Region,...

ILO/UNICEF

Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally

New report shows an almost 50 per cent reduction since start of century, but world fails to reach elimination targets.

Joint ILO-UNICEF report

Child Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road forward

The ILO-UNICEF 2024 Global Estimates of Child Labour provides an overview of child labour patterns and trends. It also describes the evolving profile of children in child labour, outlines the nature of child labour and where it is concentrated, and...

2024 Global Estimates of Child Labour: Frequently asked questions

Finance and child labour

2024 Global Estimates of Child Labour in figures

World Day against Child Labour

Honduras strengthens local action with new Child Labour Prevention Committee

Child Labour Prevention Committees (CPCTI) are community-based structures made up of trained local leaders who are equipped to identify, prevent, and respond to situations of child labour within their communities.

International Labour Standards

Saint Lucia ratifies all fundamental ILO Conventions

All countries in the Caribbean have now ratified Convention No. 138.

International Year of Cooperatives 2025

ILO strengthens cooperatives to tackle child labour in Nigeria’s cocoa and gold sectors

The ILO’s ACCEL Africa project held a Training of Trainers in Akure, Nigeria, to strengthen cooperatives in cocoa and artisanal gold mining communities across Ondo, Osun, and Niger States. Using ILO tools (Think.COOP, Start.COOP, My.COOP), the...