News
August 2020
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COVID-19: Pandemic in the World of Work
Brou Sonia’s message about child labour
28 August 2020
Sonia from Côte d’Ivoire dropped out of school due to family difficulties. With the ILO’s support, she received training to become a hairdresser.
January 2020
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© Bart Versteeg 2022
Child labour
Next steps to end child labour in global supply chains
27 January 2020
A major conference takes place this week in the Netherlands that aims to set out the next steps in ending child labour in global supply chains. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder took part in a panel discussion at the conference, which has been organized by the Dutch government in collaboration with the ILO, the Global March Against Child Labour and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
September 2016
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Sustainable Development Goals - Alliance 8.7
Alliance 8.7: Time for a rethink in fighting forced labour in Africa
08 September 2016
With millions of African victims of forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour, the continent needs to redefine its priorities for an inclusive strategic partnership to boost the implementation of the Alliance SDG 8.7.
May 2016
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Press release
A 30-day countdown to World Day against Child Labour 2016
12 May 2016
The focus of the 2016 World Day against Child Labour, on 12 June 2016, will be on child labour and supply chains.
April 2016
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Working visit
Côte d’Ivoire and the ILO to step up cooperation in the fight against child labour
25 April 2016
Redoubling efforts to eliminate child labour in Côte d’Ivoire by 2025.
March 2015
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Women entrepreneurs
From market seller to managing director in Côte d’Ivoire
16 March 2015
ILO News talks to a young Ivorian woman who in a few years went from selling goods at local markets to being a successful entrepreneur whose dreams reach beyond the Ivory Coast.
February 2015
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© A. Fiorente 2022
International Women’s Day 2015
Rising to the top of the footwear industry through Decent Work
26 February 2015
As we approach International Women’s Day, ILO News talks to Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, a young Ethiopian entrepreneur who created one of the world’s fastest growing footwear brands by betting on Decent Work
September 2011
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Press release
ILO and chocolate and cocoa industry forge new partnership to combat child labour in West Africa
12 September 2011
Eight companies in the chocolate and cocoa industry – ADM, Barry Callebaut, Cargill, Ferrero, The Hershey Company, Kraft Foods, Mars, Incorporated, and Nestlé – have pledged US $2 million to a new Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with the International Labour Office (ILO) to combat child labour in cocoa growing communities in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.