Partnerships in Action - Private Sector Engagement in Promoting Quality Education to Eliminating Child Labour in Supply Chains
30 August 2023
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Mulanje, August 29, 2023 - The Limbuli Zone of Mulanje welcomed a strategic initiative with the receipt of textbooks, thanks to the Standard Bank of Malawi (SBM) in partnership with the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM). This collaboration stems from a public-private partnership (PPP) aimed at enhancing private sector engagement to support quality public education, countering child labour in the process.
The backdrop to this collaboration was an engagement meeting on May 26, 2023, at the Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe, facilitated by the International Labour Organization (ILO) through the ACCEL Africa Project.
Speaking on behalf of the ILO's Country Director for Lusaka, Ms. Patience Matandiko, Technical Officer, congratulated SBM for partnering in contributing to enhance provision of quality education for purposes of eliminating child labour. She highlighted the importance of collective action, as demonstrated by such partnerships, in addressing child labour issues. Referencing the "Durban Call to Action", she emphasized on making decent work a reality for adults and youth above the minimum age and realizing children’s right to education and ensuring universal access to free, compulsory, quality, equitable and inclusive education, and training.
In closing, the ILO thanked the government of Netherlands for financing the ACCEL project and recognized the commitment of the Malawian government and other partners in their ongoing efforts against child labour.
The backdrop to this collaboration was an engagement meeting on May 26, 2023, at the Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe, facilitated by the International Labour Organization (ILO) through the ACCEL Africa Project.
Speaking on behalf of the ILO's Country Director for Lusaka, Ms. Patience Matandiko, Technical Officer, congratulated SBM for partnering in contributing to enhance provision of quality education for purposes of eliminating child labour. She highlighted the importance of collective action, as demonstrated by such partnerships, in addressing child labour issues. Referencing the "Durban Call to Action", she emphasized on making decent work a reality for adults and youth above the minimum age and realizing children’s right to education and ensuring universal access to free, compulsory, quality, equitable and inclusive education, and training.
In closing, the ILO thanked the government of Netherlands for financing the ACCEL project and recognized the commitment of the Malawian government and other partners in their ongoing efforts against child labour.