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1. Driving a sustainable and inclusive digital transformation for decent work

2. A bitter harvest: Child labour prevalence on tobacco farms

   17 April 2024

   According to 2020 ILO/UNICEF Global Estimates, half of the over 160 million children in child labour are in sub-Saharan Africa, with 70 per cent of them in agriculture. In Zimbabwe, a week before a 2019 Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare child labour survey in the tobacco sector, noted that 26.3% of the children aged 5 – 15 years were involved in tobacco activities. To understand better the phenomenon, stakeholders held a week-long variety of activities recently to understand the problem in the country, share knowledge and maximise on expertise to avoid duplication of effort. It culminated into a one-day meeting to discuss the way forward.

3. ILO launches new project in Kenya targeting child labour in Kenya's tea and coffee sectors.

   11 April 2024

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   Namibia launches a National Coordination Mechanism for decent work in the fisheries sector.

   11 April 2024

   A coordination body to oversee compliance and the general welfare of the fisheries sector in Namibia was launched recently in Namibia. It will operate as the ‘National Coordination Mechanism (NCM)’.

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   Daycare facilities inaugurated to accommodate the needs of working mothers

   07 April 2024

   The daycare centers will create a conducive working environment with, safe, stimulating, and child-friendly facilities that accommodate the needs of working mothers with infant children and toddlers in the textile and garment factories.