Child labour: in tobacco-growing

Development of evidence-based practical advice on hazardous child labour and strengthening social dialogue in selected countries to combat hazardous child labour in tobacco-growing

This project aims to provide an evidence-based practical advice on hazardous child labour and occupational safety and health in tobacco-growing and strengthen social dialogue in Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda to combat child labour in agriculture.

The evidence-based practical advice will examine the nature and conditions of hazardous child labour in tobacco growing. It will promote tripartite action to ensure that children do not perform this work. In Malawi, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania, the project will enhance the capacity of governments and the social partners to develop and implement policies and action plans to combat child labour in agriculture. It will also provide technical support for tripartite meetings on child labour in agriculture.

The agreement builds on the collaborative efforts of ILO and ECLT in Malawi and on the recent Tanzania National Sustainability Conference on “Pathways to Sustainability: Together We Can Eradicate Child Labour in Agriculture” (May 2015).