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11.09.2025

VI Global Conference for the Elimination of Child Labour - ECLT Call to Action

Child labour is rising among the youngest children, especially in agriculture, where more than half of all cases are found. As the world prepares for the VI Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Morocco in 2026, now is the time to focus on small farms, younger children, and systemic change to “turn off the tap” of child labour. Read ECLT’s Call to Action ahead of the Global Conference and join the push for systemic change.

12.06.2025

Structural Problems Require Structural Solutions: ECLT's Response to 2025 Child Labour Data

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.

19.05.2025

Shaping futures with tools: How skills training is creating new options for rural youth in Mozambique

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.

09.05.2025

Empowering young voices: The ECLT Foundation helps governments define safe work standards for children

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.

25.03.2025

A Decisive Decade: Transforming the Fight Against Child Labour in Tobacco Agriculture

As the ECLT Foundation reflects on a decade of commitment since 2014, we stand at a critical juncture in our mission to eradicate child labour. The journey ahead—leading to 2034—is more than a timeline; it is a strategic imperative that demands focused, collaborative action.

28.02.2025

ECLT launches three new e-learning courses in partnership with GAP Connections

The ECLT Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of three comprehensive e-learning courses developed in collaboration with GAP Connections. These newly released courses—Child Labour Overview, Young Workers in Agriculture, and Risk Assessment—represent a significant advancement in accessible training resources for stakeholders working to address child labour in agricultural settings.

31.01.2025

Six Child Labour issues to watch in 2025

We are at a critical juncture. The failure to meet the 2025 child labour elimination target should not lead to despair, but to action. Read the analysis of ECLT's Executive Director on the main child labour trends in 2025.

13.11.2024

Combatting Child Labour in Agriculture through multi-stakeholder collaboration

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31.10.2024

Creating a framework for Change: The power of partnerships to tackle child labour in Indonesian agriculture.

In Indonesia, stakeholders are stepping up to safeguard children’s well-being and future, advancing labour practices through agricultural labour guidelines.