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Child labour in global supply chains
Taking next steps to end child labour in global supply chains
27 January 2020
A major conference takes place this week in the Netherlands that aims to set out the next steps in ending child labour in global supply chains. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder took part in a panel discussion at the conference, which has been organized by the Dutch government in collaboration with the ILO, the Global March Against Child Labour and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
2019
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TRT World
Eliminating child labour is an urgent issue, says the ILO
05 December 2019
ILO child labour expert Benjamin Smith participated in a discussion on how to eliminate child labour in Madagascar's mineral mines, which aired on the TRT World programme "Roundtable".
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News
ILO Accel Africa project supports the drafting of the Nigeria Alliance 8.7 communication strategy in Lagos
27 November 2019
The workshop gathered approximately 40 participants who are Members of the Alliance 8.7 Technical Committee and are members of one of the three identified Priority areas.
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Press release
Let them fly, don’t clip their wings !
26 November 2019
Ridma Weerawardena is the latest musician from around the world to join the ILO’s Global Music Against Child Labour Initiative. The song is his contribution to the global and Sri Lankan fight to end child labour
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News
ILO supports the participation of over 1500 children to the Abidjan District International Marathon
15 November 2019
On the celebration of the National Day of Peace in Côte d'Ivoire, and a few days before the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the International Labour Organisation provide over 1500 T-shirts to children participating in the International Marathon of Abidjan District, an event bringing together more than 20,000 people with about 50 athletes nominated by National Federations of Algeria, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, France, Ghana , Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, DR Congo, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia.
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Child Labour
Child labour and human trafficking remain important concerns in global supply chains
12 November 2019
New estimates of child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains are revealed in a report compiled by the ILO, OECD, IOM and UNICEF – members of the Alliance 8.7 partnership on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking.
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ILO 100
Timor-Leste moves forward to reach a future without child labour
10 October 2019
The Government of Timor-Leste has launched the first child labour survey and the series of labour force survey, supported by the ILO, to eradicate child labour in all its forms and promote decent work for all.
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ILO 100
Timor-Leste launches its first National Child Labour Survey Report and Mini Labour Force Survey Report 2016
07 October 2019
The Government of Timor-Leste has taken an important step in its effort to eradicate child labour in all its forms, particularly the worst forms of child labour .
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Article
US delegation visits ILO projects addressing child labour in cocoa-farming communities in Côte d'Ivoire
04 September 2019
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, September 3, 2019 – A delegation of staff members from the United States House of Representatives visited a cocoa-growing community, which benefited from four International Labour Office (ILO) projects aimed at eliminating child labour and improving occupational safety and health (OSH) for young farmers and communities in Côte d’Ivoire.
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High-Level Consultation on Eliminating Child Labour
ILO Bangladesh Hosts High-Level Consultation on Eliminating Child Labour
28 August 2019
Regional workshop explores the gaps in current knowledge base to end Child Labour in Six South East Asia Nations.