News on child labour
2023
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News
Tiny but mighty voices against child labour in cobalt mining
20 November 2023
Children in mining areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) expressed in artistic forms to their communities the child labour-free future they want through the ILO Supporting Children's Rights through Education, the Arts and the Media (SCREAM) training provided by the 8.7 Accelerator Lab Project.
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News
Tackling decent work decifits in Indonesia’s palm oil sector with collective bargaining agreements
30 October 2023
The ILO supports labour-management cooperation in the palm oil sector in Indonesia with the signing of collective bargaining agreements in 31 companies in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
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News
ILO-IOM join forces to better protect Indonesian migrant workers in the palm oil sector
24 October 2023
To better protect the labour rights of potential Indonesian migrant workers, the ILO and IOM jointly develop pre-departure training modules and relevant informational materials for palm oil sector in Indonesia-Malaysia Corridor.
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© M. Crozet/ILO 2023
21st International Conference of Labour Statisticians
Facing rapid changes in the world of work, labour statisticians meet to update measurement of key concepts of labour statistics
11 October 2023
The International Conference of Labour Statisticians, the global standard-setting body for labour market statistics, is meeting at the ILO to review new trends and requirements in data gathering and usage, and methods for measuring key indicators related to advancing social justice.
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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.