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‘Action pledges’ needed to end child labour

Representatives from governments, worker and employer organizations, international agencies and civil society will outline how they intend to eradicate child labour by 2025, at a virtual event to launch the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.

• 2021: International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
• Join the virtual launch event on 21 January

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Diversity is the best ingredient

The Argentinian celebrity chef, Paola Carosella, explains why she joined the ILO’s “Kitchen and Voice” project, which helps marginalized and vulnerable people in Brazil find work in the hospitality sector. Read more on our new Voices multimedia platform.

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Bees - A remedy for business success

Viorica Anghel transformed her life when she signed up for a beekeeper’s course run by the ILO in Moldova. She now runs her own business and uses the honey for medicinal purposes to treat her son. Read her story on our new Voices multimedia platform.

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Homeworkers need to be better protected

The dramatic increase in working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the poor working conditions experienced by many homeworkers who, prior to the crisis, numbered an estimated 260 million people worldwide.

• Report: Working from home. From invisibility to decent work

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