Child Labour at a Crossroads: The 8 Pressure Points Shaping 2026
Child labour is at a crossroads. As global systems come under strain, eight critical pressure points are reshaping how governments, businesses, and civil society must act in 2026.
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Amina’s path from vulnerability to voice in rural Tanzania
From low yields to new ambitions, Amina’s story in Mole village shows the power of community-led change. With the right tools and support, her savings group helped turn uncertainty into stability and hope. When rural families shape the decisions that affect them, progress takes root and futures shift. As we move toward the VI Global Conference in Morocco (2026), her voice reminds us that effective action must start from the ground up.
A path built through resilience: How savings groups are strengthening livelihoods and child protection in Tanzania?
In Kalemela B, Tanzania, a village savings group is showing how progress takes hold when farmers lead their own development. Through the Tumaini VSLA, members like Asia Salum turn local knowledge into practical solutions: investing in groundnuts, livestock and collective goat-rearing. When people decide together, incomes stabilise, children stay in school, and communities build systems that withstand shocks. As we look toward Morocco 2026, their experience reminds us that lasting change begins with inclusion and the voices of those closest to the challenge.
The 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights: lessons for the road ahead
This year in Geneva, companies, governments and communities converged around one conclusion: real due diligence is no longer a technical exercise — it is a test of fairness, power and leadership. When governments take the lead, when those most affected shape decisions, and when incomes are truly enough to live on, change becomes possible. Discover the key insights that emerged from this year’s Forum.
A sweet smell of success: How inclusion is transforming farming and child protection in Chakulanjala
In Chakulanjala, Malawi, a community-led Farmer Field Business School is showing how inclusion can transform lives, proving that progress lasts when farmers lead their own development. When people shape the solutions that affect them, training becomes transformation. Harvests grow, families thrive, and resilience takes root. As the world prepares for the VI Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Morocco (2026), their story is a reminder that sustainable change begins with those closest to the challenge.
Why mental health matters for sustainable agriculture?
Behind every harvest is a hidden reality: farmers are facing growing mental health pressures that put entire families—and children—at risk. When farmers’ wellbeing collapses, child labour often follows. Addressing mental health isn’t a side issue—it’s key to building sustainable, child-safe agriculture.
Empowering women and strengthening incomes: A proven path to end child labour
When women gain financial independence, families grow stronger and children are safer. Across rural communities, women-led savings groups are proving that economic empowerment is a powerful catalyst for breaking the cycle of poverty and child labour—creating resilience from the ground up.
Turning off the tap: how production, procurement, and policy can end child labour in agriculture
As global leaders prepare for the VI global conference on child labour in Morocco, the evidence is clear: coordinated action is key to lasting change in agriculture. To end child labour, we must go beyond removing children from the fields — we must change the systems that keep sending them there.
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.
