Updates From Our Partners

Global March’s implementing partner in Sri Lanka, Centre for Children’s Happiness (CCH Sri Lanka) convened the Network Forum or the Parliamentarians Without Borders- Sri Lanka Chapter that brought together diverse political leaders and parliamentarians, to disseminate knowledge and information about Sri Lanka’s child rights situation. The forum, held on 11th

Global March Against Child Labour’s (Global March) implementing partner in Nepal, Swatantrata Abhiyan (SAN), is working towards mobilizing the youth to vigorously participate in advocating the eradication of child labour, forced labour and human trafficking. On 13th May 2019, SAN organised a ‘Youth campaign to end Child Labour, Forced Labour

On 15 May 2019, Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights of Bangladesh was constituted and a kick off meeting was organised at IPD Conference Hall at Sher- E- Bangla, Dhaka. Prior to the kick -off meeting, a small meeting was held at Deputy Speaker’s office where in the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

In Indonesia, Global March partner, JARAK convened five provincial level dialogues, covering around 100 stakeholders and highlighting pertinent issues across different provinces, such as child domestic labour, child labour in fisheries and plantations, child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children. Some of the key recommendations collated during these dialogues

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

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’

Speakers: Child labour will create skilled labour crisis in 2030
Published at 08:54 pm November 12th, 2018

Speakers at a discussion titled ‘Elimination of Child Labour in Informal Sector: Challenges and Way Forward for Achieving SDG 8.7,’ organized by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF) at the CIRDAP

Global March’s partner in Kenya, ANPPCAN Regional conducted a comprehensive review of current laws policies and programmes that concern the issue of child labour and violence against children in the country, under the project ” Strengthening worldwide movement for the protection of children from violence at work” supported by Global

Global March’s Togolese partner, WAO-Afrique along with the dedicated Parliamentary group formed for promoting children’s rights in Togo, called the PSF-Togo, organised vocational training of more than hundred young pupils on seamstresses and hairdressing apprentices. They also donated training kits to 15 apprentices. 
 
WAO-Afrique’s Director, Mr. Cleophas Mally along with PSF-Togo

ANPPCAN Tanzania is implementing a three year project on child labour and human trafficking. This was pointed out by Mr. Daudi Chanila, the ANPPCAN Secretary General for ANPPCAN Tanzania Chapter in an exclusive interview. He said that ANPPCAN Tanzania Chapter in collaboration with Global March Initiative are implementing a three