Protecting Africa's children from child labour

Protecting Africa's children from child labour | Africa Renewal

Round table sessions of youth at the Global youth employment forum 2019. When children are trapped in slavery, forced labour and trafficking; ...

Innovative Solutions to reduce child labour and forced labour in Africa

Key stakeholders on the fight against child labour gathered in Naivasha, Kenya, for a pivotal Knowledge Sharing Forum dedicated to combating ...

Action against Child Labor in Agriculture in West Africa

The ACLAWA project aims to support the efforts of the Government of Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States in order to combat child labor.

Achieving universal access to social protection to end child labour in ...

by Greta Campora and Ariane Genthon, technical experts from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Rural ...

Curbing Child Labour In Africa Using Blockchain Technology

The African Union (AU) has made a resolute commitment to eliminate child labour and combat human trafficking and exploitation through the ...

Eliminating child labour in West Africa and strengthening sub ...

In West African mines, fisheries, plantations, quarries, and street markets, large numbers of children (both boys and girls) are deprived access to ...

Eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labor in West Africa by ...

While a number of children seek employment as domestic servants, others are recruited through agents or have been trafficked. The Economic Community of West ...

What is child labour? | UNICEF

Nearly 1 in 10 children are subjected to child labour worldwide, with some forced into hazardous work through trafficking.

African Union is Committed to Ending Child Labour and Other Forms ...

The report stated that the number of victims of forced labour, human trafficking and modern slavery was also large: nearly 3 million adults and ...

Child Protection | UNICEF Middle East and North Africa

There are over 61 million children living in countries affected by war in MENA out of a total child population of nearly 166 million.

The role of education in promoting the rights of children in Africa

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as a human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the ...

African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

The Committee's Working Group notes that this theme is timely and important to accelerate social justice for the elimination of child labour in ...

Launch of the Consortium on Children on the Move and Child Labour

The launch will be attended by representatives from AUC, ACERWC, IOM, ILO, UNICEF, and other key players. Additionally, government officials ...

One in four African children have to work - PMC

The convergence of “high population growth, grinding poverty and the epidemic of HIV/AIDS” has hindered Africa's fight against child labour, the report says.

Child labor: Facts, FAQs, and how to help - World Vision

Around 160 million children are engaged in child labor, which robs them of their childhood and limits their abilities.

Child labour in Africa - Wikipedia

Child labour in Africa is generally defined based on two factors: type of work and minimum appropriate age of the work. If a child is involved in an ...

World Day Against Child Labor: More African children working - DW

Child soldiers, underage gold miners, street vendors and cocoa plantation workers: After years of decline in child labor, the COVID-19 ...

Ending child slavery

Child slavery and the worst forms of child labour include trafficking, debt bondage, forced labour, forced marriage, and sexual exploitation.

5 facts about child labour in Africa

... African children estimated to be in child labour and 31.5 million in hazardous work. Here are five fast facts on child labour in Africa: Agriculture is the ...

We can end child labour in Africa. Here's how.

We shouldn't wait for development to end child labour. On the contrary, ending child labour is key to sustainable development.