Impact and people
2018
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Tackling commercial sexual exploitation of children on Madagascar’s beaches
12 April 2018
Poverty and lack of employment prospects make many teenage girls in coastal areas of Madagascar vulnerable to becoming trapped in commercial sexual exploitation. An ILO project supports community efforts to fight against the problem, one of the worst forms of child labour.
2014
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Cambodia takes first crucial step towards protecting entertainment workers
10 November 2014
New ground-breaking regulation for entertainment workers in Cambodia marks the first attempt in the region to reduce widespread stigma and discrimination in the sector.
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Battling commercial sexual exploitation of children in Madagascar
30 April 2014
The ILO and the EU join forces in an innovative project which uses education to help kids build new lives.
2013
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Backing young entrepreneurs in Malawi helps reduce HIV risk
12 July 2013
How an ILO programme in Malawi supports hundreds of young people facing high risks of HIV infection to become entrepreneurs.
2006
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Final whistle to human trafficking and sexual exploitation
15 June 2006
As the football World Cup 2006 gets underway, a German NGO has launched a campaign against human trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation. According to German police sources, fears that the number of women trafficked for sex work during the games might go into the tens of thousands have failed to materialize.