Child Labour resources

March 2024

  1. Kiribati empowers entrepreneurs to enhance economic activity

    Collaboration with the ILO sees trainers trained on Start and Improve Your Business methodology with an aim to reduce rural poverty and unemployment.

  2. Asia-Pacific partners revitalize collaboration to tackle child labour and forced labour in the region

    Regional stakeholders emphasize rights-based strategies and collaborative efforts to tackle the pervasive issues, supported by international partnerships and innovative solutions.

  3. Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on Child Labour and Forced Labour

    Join us in our fight against child labour and forced labour.

  4. ILO Asia Pacific regional meeting on child labour and forced labour

October 2023

  1. Handbook on the employment of minors

    A question - and - answer handbook on the employment of minor workers was developed within the framework of the ILO Project: Enhancing National Capacity to Prevent and Reduce Child Labour in Viet Nam (ENHANCE) with the Legal Department of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

July 2023

  1. Say no to child labour and yes to education

    This short video features the working conditions and various hazards for children, learning skills and working at automobile repair workshops, It urges the employers to complying with child labour related laws and features how relevant stakeholders can play instrumental role in withdrawing children from child labour and bringing them to schools.

  2. Message at the 2023 World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL)

    By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, 23 July 2023, Manila, Philippines

  3. Child labour self-help guide for SMEs in Afghanistan

    This guide provides guidelines for parents and SME owners who employ children between the ages of 15 and 17.

June 2023

  1. Assessment of child labour in the Yangon Region, Ayeyarwady Region and Kayin State: Executive summary

    This assessment report, launched to mark the World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) 2023, provides an in-depth picture of child labour in the Yangon Region, Ayeyarwady Region and Kayin State in Myanmar. It also maps current child protection and vocational educational services in these regions, as a basis for developing referral mechanisms, including labour market and training opportunities for vulnerable youth.

  2. Children paying a high price for engaging in work in Myanmar

    Survey reveals poverty a main driver of child labour in Yangon Region, Ayeyarwady Region and Kayin State with dangerous work and long hours common.