The ECLT Foundation works directly with communities in 6 countries.
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families
in tobacco-growing communities were financially empowered
children
were sent to school and benefited from vocational training
children
were removed or kept away from child labour
community members
were reached through awareness-raising activities
children are involved in child labour worldwide
children are doing work which is hazardous.
of child labour is in agriculture
children and youth are out of school
Each year, the World Day Against Child Labour forces a pause. It asks the world to remember what is often forgotten: the children whose futures are shaped by work instead of learning, risk instead of protection, survival instead of possibility. It is a reminder of urgency, of the distance covered, and of the distance that remains. But this year, it is also something else—reckoning.
In the rural districts of Niassa Province, Mozambique, many young people face limited options once they reach adolescence. School attendance is often disrupted, and work in the fields becomes one of the few available paths. The UPSKILL Project was created as a response to these conditions. It focuses on preparing older adolescents for safer forms of employment by offering technical and vocational training that reflects the realities of their environment.
Children are among the most affected by hazardous labour — yet they are too often excluded from the decision-making processes that define what types of work are acceptable or unacceptable for those under 18.
