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5 child labour resources, explained simply
Do you want to learn more about child labour, but don’t know where to start? Welcome to the unofficial crash course on child labour issues. Choose your own adventure by…
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Ending child labour in agriculture with the help of agricultural stakeholders
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and promote sustainable agriculture. FAO is headquartered in Rome, Italy. Agriculture includes crop farming, livestock, fisheries and forestry. Leveraging on the…
Awareness-raising campaigns and state intervention in territories as strategies against child labour in Colombia
According to figures from the Ministry of Labour, in Colombia some 522,593 children were found to be working in 2021, mainly in the agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing, commerce and vehicle repair sectors in the cities of Cúcuta (Norte de…
Partners for a common goal: the prevention and elimination of child labour in Argentina
The organization Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA) has been working for the last 30 years on actions that favour health, education, productive development and child labour in communities and community organizations in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. While the Argentinean Blueberry…
Education and health care as the basis for the prevention and elimination of child labour in Toliara, Madagascar
The Spanish foundation Agua de Coco has been working since 1994 to improve the quality of life of children in different countries. It is currently operating in Madagascar in the area of Toliara, a territory that has high poverty rates…
6 Pledge makers pushing for Human and Labour Rights Standards
Setting legal boundaries for child labour and providing grounds for national and international actions to end it. We’re highlighting some of the 2021 Action Pledges we’ve received. Get inspired by these short stories about how governments, UN agencies, NGOs, universities,…
Awareness-raising campaigns and state intervention in territories as strategies against child labour in Colombia
According to figures from the Ministry of Labour, in Colombia some 522,593 children were found to be working in 2021, mainly in the agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing, commerce and vehicle repair sectors in the cities of Cúcuta (Norte de…