Nigeria to ratify policy on child labour

The economic vulnerabilities that confront households in the current sluggish recovery from the global meltdown are aggravating the fight against child labour, says the International Labour Organisation. Its latest report emphasises the need for ...

An ongoing study of International Labour Organization (ILO) in few districts of Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Odisha reveals that the children rescued by NGOs and Administration from trafficking lack facilities in rehabilitation. At ...

AMMAN Although young people may be working legally above the minimum employment age, in some cases, the hazards they face mean action needs to be taken to protect them, an International Labour Organisation (ILO) expert said Tuesday. Speaking at a ...

The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu has directed the Inspectorate Department in the Ministry to undertake adequate inspections of work places across the country to identify child labourer and take necessary actions. Wogu gave ...

A two-day training workshop for the advocacy, social mobilization and the Ghana Child Labour Monitoring Systems (GCLMS) sub-committee of the National Steering Committee on Child Labour (NSCCL) has ended at Agona Swedru. The workshop was to ensure ...

KHAR, March 16: The large-scale destruction of school buildings and continued lack of educational facilities in militancy-hit areas of Bajaur Agency have been pushing a large number of out-of-school children into child labour, officials said. The ...

Labour inspectors countrywide and other law enforcement officials have been urged to play a core role in the elimination of child labour. This was said at the beginning of a three-day training organised by General Directorate of Labour and ...

Measures such as cash transfers or health insurance programmes can sometimes determine whether a child spends the day studying and playing, or working and being deprived of a fair chance at a decent future. A report by the ILO's International ...

/CNW/ - W Network's Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott have been named World Vision's Global ambassadors to raise awareness about the horrific problem of the worst forms of child labour and trafficking. Drew and twin brother, Jonathan, will ...