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ECLT welcomes the ILO Governing Body’s integrated strategy to address decent work deficits which firmly keeps children, farmers and families at the forefront of this complex matter.
ECLT Foundation strongly advocates that all tri-partite stakeholders continue to work for a sustainable, collaborative way forward, guaranteeing progress for children, farmers, workers, and families.
In a rural area of Guatemala, children, teens and young people are gathering entire communities and national institutions to raise awareness on topics which are crucial in helping rural youth reach their full potential. Read our article to learn from the children how community fairs give children and young people a space to share their thoughts and opinions on important topics with concern them.
The US Department of Labor recently published a 2018 List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor. Find out more in our latest article.
Education is a key part of getting children out of child labour, but it also reduces poverty, increases health, promotes peace and leads to more political participation. Originally published in the ITGA Courier
What has been the impact of our work on the ground? In 2018, ECLT set out to better understand what has changed in the lives of our beneficiaries from their perspectives. To do so, we used a Social Return on Investment methodology.
In the past 3 years, ECLT has supported over 26,000 children and 15,000 adults access schools, learn about child labour and safe agricultural practices, earn and save money, and improve nutrition in Malawi. Read our article to learn more about the fight against child labour in Malawi.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most accepted international conventions, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Since the signing of the CRC in 1989, children and the fulfilment of their rights have come a long way. Read our article to learn more.
Since January 2019, ECLT has been working with implementing partners IDE and FAA to fight child labour in Mozambique, a country where 1 in 5 children is in child labour. Read our article to learn about our impact this year.
