International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)
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Global Estimates of Child Labour
Understanding child labour statistics
While the percentage of children in child labour has remained unchanged over the four year period, the absolute number has increased by over 8 million.
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Global Child Labour Conference agrees Durban Call to Action to end child labour
The ‘Durban Call to Action’ includes strong commitments on action against child labour while raising concerns that existing progress has slowed and is now threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflict, as well as food, environmental and humanitarian crises.
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5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour
A global conference for the fight against child labour
During the week of 15 to 20 May 2022, the Government of South Africa will host the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour. It comes at a critical time, with the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to reverse years of progress in the fight to end child labour.
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Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward
Published for the first time jointly by the ILO and UNICEF, as co-custodians of Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the report takes stock of where we stand in the global effort to end child labour.
News
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Due Diligence training to eliminate child labour in Uganda
27 January 2023
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From child labour and forced labour to dreams of a better future
18 January 2023
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Rapid assessment of child labour in auto mechanic workshops
04 January 2023
Events
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Second Field Test of the Training Manual on Child Labour: A compilation of Laws, Policies and Programmes on the elimination of child labour in the Philippines
9 - 11 August 2022
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Second Field Test of the Training Manual on Child Labour: A compilation of Laws, Policies and Programmes on the elimination of child labour in the Philippines
9 - 11 August 2022
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World Day Against Child Labour 2022 Celebration in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (WDACL BARMM 2022)
8 July 2022
Just released
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Child labour in Kosovo: An enquiry into the causes and impact of child labour
01 February 2023
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The CLEAR Cotton project at a glance
28 November 2022
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Child Labour Platform Brochure
25 November 2022
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eLearning tools on child labour
The eLearning tools are designed to help to better understand what child labour is and the key role ILO stakeholders can play.