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192 publications
  • 25.02.2019

    Child Labour and Child Protection

    With more than 152 million children doing work that puts their health, safety and development at risk, it is important for child protection systems to take these children’s needs into account. When child protection systems are set up to respond to the risk of child labour, they are better able to prevent, protect and respond to harm.

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  • 15.02.2019

    Malawi: Long-Lasting Change for Families

    Agriculture is the largest sector in Malawi and provides an income for 84% of the total population. Children in rural families often work alongside their parents to contribute to their household incomes and meet basic needs, sometimes doing work which is both hard and hazardous at their age. Nearly 2 million children are doing work that puts their health, safety and development at risk in Malawi. Here's what ECLT are doing about it.

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  • 10.02.2019

    Child Work, Child Labour

    1 in 10 children worldwide are in child labour, putting their health, safety, education or development at risk, often to support themselves and their families. 71% of child labour is in agriculture, most of which is hazardous

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  • 21.01.2019

    Reaching more families in Uganda

    Since 2013, ECLT’s project in Uganda has reached over 110,000 children in the fight against child labour. Building on these successes, ECLT will continue to work with implementing partner UWESO to launch an extension and plans to support over 138,800 people in the next three years.

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  • 15.01.2019

    Better Livelihoods for Rural Families

    By giving people in farming communities better ways to lend, loan and save their money, we encourage stability, empower women and help children stay in school. Village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) do just that.

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  • 14.12.2018

    Job Skills Training for a Better Future

    There are 14 million young people in Latin America are unemployed or working but living in poverty. Helping teens prepare to enter the work force and make a living is an important tool to help turn child labour into decent work for youth.

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  • 26.11.2018

    Human Rights Defenders speak up on Business and Human Rights

    At the largest UN event on Business and Human Rights, speakers from around the world provide a sobering reality check on situations on the ground and propose solutions. The event included the Forum’s first-ever speaker under 18 years-old.

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