Tag: Child Labour

ILO Tasks Nigeria On Investments In Social Protection
July 31, 2022 No Responses

ILO Tasks Nigeria On Investments In Social Protection

The International Labour Organisation ( ILO)  on Saturday in Abuja charged the Nigerian government to increase investments in social protection to eliminate child labour.  Its Country Director in Nigeria, Ms Vanessa Phala, made the call during a Road Walk to commemorate...
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ILO Child Labour Convention Attains Universal Ratification
August 5, 2020 No Responses

ILO Child Labour Convention Attains Universal Ratification

  For the first time in the ILO’s history, an International Labour Convention has been ratified by all member States. Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour  achieved universal ratification, following ratification by the Kingdom of Tonga. A...
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COVID-19: Protect Children From Child Labour, Now More Than Ever
June 13, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Protect Children From Child Labour, Now More Than Ever

Most International Labour Organisation (ILO) programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers.  These interventions include a focus o...
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ILO Boss: We Must Tackle Root Causes Of Child Labour
June 12, 2018 No Responses

ILO Boss: We Must Tackle Root Causes Of Child Labour

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, called for urgent action to tackle the economic root causes of child labour, pointing out that attention needs to be paid not only to global supply chains, but also to unpaid family work in agriculture. “The...
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