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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.
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
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.
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.
As 2018 wraps up, ECLT looks back at some of the highlights and achievements made by the Foundation and its partners in the fight against child labour.
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.
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.
With over 152 million children doing work in violation of some of their most fundamental rights, ECLT’s work focuses on 3 key areas of human rights to tackle some of the key drivers of child labour
The world has an estimated 2.2 billion children. Each of them have the right to grow up safely, attend school, and reach their full potential. World Children's Day marks the anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which spells out these rights. It is the most widely accepted of any international convention.
