News on child labour
2023
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Sustainable supply chains
EU and UN agencies join forces to address root causes of child labour
27 September 2023
A new EU-funded action will tackle the root causes of child labour in supply chains, focusing primarily on coffee and leveraging existing efforts on cobalt. Under the leadership of the ILO, the project will be jointly implemented with FAO and UNICEF, in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC).
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News
Indigenous children at high risk of being in child labour
27 September 2023
Child labour and education exclusion among indigenous children is a direct result of the marginalization of indigenous communities says a new analysis.
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Press release
Training marks a significant step forward in addressing child labour in Lebanon
22 September 2023
Training on inter-agency child labour toolkit for the MENA region, with funding from the EU, Sweden and the UK, empowers stakeholders and promotes sustainable livelihoods.
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Press release
Jordan Launches Second Phase of 'WAEI' Campaign Promoting Labour Rights and Inclusivity in Jordan
21 September 2023
The new phase emphasizes the labour rights of workers with disabilities, their employment conditions, child labour, and workers’ rights during probation periods.
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Article
Emerging Insight: Business using under-18 support may be less resilient
07 September 2023
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Presentation
Risk of child labour in microfinance: findings from the ILO and 60 Decibels
10 August 2023
Approximately 160 million children worldwide (almost 1 in 10) are in child labour. The ILO deploys a range of tools and approaches to combat this scourge, including access to finance. The logic is that, if parents have access to enterprise training and appropriate financial services, they can increase household income and manage risks more effectively, and perhaps not have to resort to child labour. But, in some circumstances, access to finance can have the opposite effect, and actually create a demand for child labour. Research by the ILO's Social Finance Programme and 60Decibels yielded interesting findings about the impact and risk of child labour in microfinance.
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Press release
World Day Against Child Labour 2023 - National Walk Against Child Labour in Nigeria
28 July 2023
The walk was led by the Permanent Secretary of the FML&E Daju Kachollom, Vanessa Phala the Country Director of the ILO, and members of the children's parliament, adding the voices of the young to the campaign against child labour.
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News
Tackling child labour in Africa through national capacity building
21 July 2023
The ILO and the African Union Commission (AUC) partnered to empower African countries in the collection, processing, and analysis of child labour statistics.
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News
Strengthening Africa's capacity to tackle child labour and domestic work through data analysis
10 July 2023
The ILO and the African Union Commission (AUC) are partnering to empower African countries in collecting, processing, and analysing child labour data and domestic work statistics.
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Sharing Results, Celebrating Impact!
Results Video: ACCEL Africa
30 June 2023
The Results Video of the "Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa (ACCEL Africa) project" 1st phase implementation presents a comprehensive account of the project's journey from November 2018 to June 2023.