Child Labour resources

June 2023

  1. As long as there is child labour in any country or community, social justice cannot be achieved

    Opening speech by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC and Deputy Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the World Day Against Child Labour Consultation by VVGNLI.

  2. ILO & UNICEF call for urgent measures to stop the worst forms of child labour

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have renewed their call for the prioritization of social safety nets and provision of quality social services to help protect children against the worst forms of child labour in Timor-Leste.

May 2023

  1. Skills training and financial empowerment: The antidote to child labour in India

    The ILO’s MAP16 project adopted a Convergence Model to empower rescued child labour and their families, socially and economically.

  2. Inter-Sectoral Workshop on the Implementation and Monitoring of the ASEAN Roadmap on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2025

    The ASEAN Secretariat, with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Addressing Labor Exploitation in Fishing in ASEAN (ALFA) project, will host the Inter-Sectoral Workshop on Implementation and Monitoring of the ASEAN Roadmap on Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2025 on 15-16 May 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand

March 2023

  1. Samoa holds national consultation on child labour workplan and launches follow-up rapid assessment on street vendors

    These initiatives aim to ensure compliance with ratified international conventions and to provide children with formal education and early childhood learning benefits.

  2. ILO continues to promote International Labour Standards in Afghanistan

    Workshop brings together ILO constituents as efforts continue to improve labour standards in the country despite crisis situation.

February 2023

  1. ILO extends short-term income generation support to the most vulnerable to navigate ongoing economic challenges

    Prioritizes assistance to youth, persons with disabilities, and women heads of households in Sri Lanka’s Northern province through numerous targeted responses

January 2023

  1. Rapid assessment of child labour in auto mechanic workshops

    Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop: Pakistan discussed new findings from a rapid assessment on child labour in auto mechanic repair.

December 2022

  1. Child labour and social protection in Nepal

    This policy brief looks at the extent to which social protection is supporting the reduction and prevention of child labour in Nepal and provides recommendations on how to further leverage the national social protection system to better protect children.

  2. Message at the Consultation for the development of the Philippine Program Against Child Labor Strategic Framework (2023-28)

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Consultation for the development of the Philippine Program Against Child Labor Strategic Framework (2023-28), 1 December 2022, Manila, Philippines