In Nepal, Global March implementing partner, Swatantrata Abhiyan (SAN) trained 15 youth champions on understanding and promoting SDGs for child protection and ending child labour. These youth champions further sensitised 405 Social Work graduate students from 9 Colleges in Kathmandu valley, as a part of their orientation program. The youth […]
Supporting Action Against Child Labour in Asia
Asia-Pacific region records the second highest prevalence of child labour in the world, with estimated 62 million children aged 5-14 years said to be working for their survival. Millions have never been to school not enrolled in school and many dropout of the school every year. Although there has been […]
Accelerating Progress in Ending Child Labour in Africa
Africa has the largest number of child labourers; 72.1 million African children are estimated to be in child labour and 31.5 million in hazardous work. While some progress was still reported in rest of the world between2012-2016, reductions in child labour in Sub-Saharan Africa were stalled. The agriculture sector accounts […]
Advocating for Decent Work for Youth and Eradicating Child Labour in Latin America
Latin America region records the third highest prevalence of child labour in the world, with estimated 17.5 million children aged 5-14 years said to be working for their survival of which 11 million are in child labour and the remaining 6.5 million in hazardous work. In comparison with other regions, […]
Field Notes from Nepal
I recently had a chance to spend few days with our partner organisations in Nepal in last week of October 2018, who graciously agreed to host my visit to the country. This blog is meant to applaud the amazing work they are doing to advocate for and protect children’s rights, […]
Ending Child Labour in Supply Chains
What is Global March doing to address child labour? To address the root causes of child labour, Global March Against Child Labour has developed these interventions: Using area-based approaches to build child friendly communities and supply chains We believe that systemic change can only be achieved when the affected – […]
Gender Responsive Intervention to Child Labour
The prevalence of gender-based violence and discrimination worldwide remains high. In this context, Global March’s gender responsive intervention will pay particular attention to the vulnerabilities that girls and young women face such as sexual violence, early and forced marriages, forced labour, child labour, trafficking, barriers in access to education, etc. […]
24 January announced as International Day of Education
Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed […]
Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on ILO C138 held in Uganda
Global March’s partner in Uganda, National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU) organised a National Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on ILO convention 138 (minimum age to employment) took place on 11th and 12th December at Eureka Place Hotel in Kampla which was attended by participants from civil society, trade unions, workers’ organizations, employers’ […]