Empowering youth, eradicating child labour: ACCEL Africa's impact in Malawi

27 March 2024

Through the project’s efforts, 282 youths, comprising 193 boys and 89 girls, graduated from various vocational skills trades in January 2023. These trades include motorcycle mechanics, tailoring and designing, bricklaying, carpentry, and joinery, as well as welding and fabrication.

Key supply chain stakeholders unite to accelerate action against child labour in Malawi’s coffee supply chain

26 February 2024

The meeting aimed to finalize a comprehensive sustainability strategy that addresses the critical issue of child labour in the coffee industry, with a keen focus on capacity and financial implications, climate resilience, and inclusion.

Strengthening efforts to combat child labour through South-South intra-African cooperation

23 February 2024

Key discussions during the workshop cantered around the insights and reflections gleaned from field visits, paving the way for identifying potential partnerships and strategies for effective implementation.

Tea-Triangular: Kenya, Malawi and Uganda tripartite stakeholders and tea supply chain representatives share knowledge to combat child labour in the tea supply chain.

22 February 2024

Key stakeholders from Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda have joined forces to address the critical issue of child labour within the tea industry.

Combating child labour in Malawi: A collaborative field visit to Thyolo's tea estates

19 January 2024

The primary objectives of this visit were to reinforce adherence to labour standards, bolster ongoing support from the private sector, and improve collaboration among stakeholders in promoting social justice and decent work conditions, which includes the crucial goal of eradicating child labour in the tea industry.

Building Capacities for Social Protection: ILO Wraps Up TRANSFORM Training in Mozambique to CNAS’ members

Today it ended a three-day TRANSFORM training on social protection conducted for bolstering the capacities of the members of the National Social Action Council (CNAS). This council, established as a multisector coordination mechanism, plays an important role in supporting the implementation of the National Basic Social Security Strategy 2016-2024 (ENSSB II).

Malawi launches Alliance 8.7 Roadmap on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking

30 November 2023

Malawi launched the Alliance 8.7 Roadmap on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking. The launch was done at a high-level meeting on child labour, which was organized by the Ministry of Labour in partnership with the International Labour Organization through the ACCEL Africa project.

National Alliance 8.7 Strategic Road Map 2023 - 2030

29 November 2023

Alliance 8.7 is a global partnership fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration to support governments to achieve Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Target 8.7 calls for “immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms”. Some 231 organizations including government institutions, workers’ organizations, employers’ organizations, civil society organizations, and UN specialized agencies, funds and programmes, amongst others, are Alliance 8.7 partners.

Protecting mining workers’ safety and health through South-South Cooperation between ILO, China and Zambia

22 November 2023

The ILO, Ministry of Emergency Management of China and key stakeholders in Zambia joined hands in making a contribution towards protecting mining workers’ safe and health in Zambia through a South-South Cooperation Programme on building the capacity of mining companies.

Conclusions: First-Ever African Labour Migration Conference concludes in Abidjan

21 October 2023

ILO and social partners call to joint action to the challenges facing African migrant workers in Africa.