Press Release: Punishing Children through Exploitation and Poverty

Press Release: Punishing Children through Exploitation and Poverty

PRESS RELEASE: “Punishing Children through Exploitation and Poverty”. Global Civil Society and Trade Unions Demand Urgent Action for a Child Labour Free Future as the 2025 SDG 8.7 Deadline Approaches Unfulfilled. By: Global March Against Child Labour Brussels, 20th March 2025 Brussels, 20-03-2025 Global civil society and trade union leaders, […]

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Beyond 2025: A Strategic Roadmap for Eradicating Child Labour

Beyond 2025: A Strategic Roadmap for Eradicating Child Labour

As the world falls short of SDG 8.7’s 2025 target, the fight against child labour demands renewed urgency, bold commitments, and systemic change. This document presents the outcomes of a high-level strategy meeting convened by the Global March Against Child Labour, bringing civil society, trade unions, and key allies together […]

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Combatting child labour crisis through Child Labour Free Zones in Ghana

Combatting child labour crisis through Child Labour Free Zones in Ghana

Acknowledging a community leader Andrews Addoquaye Tagoe was awarded the 2023 National May Day Award for his remarkable efforts in combatting child labour and forced labour in Africa. Affectionately known as Andy among his close circle, this recognition acknowledges his tireless contribution to children’s rights including his involvement in rescuing […]

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Mobilising CSOs in Uganda: A Successful Strategy Against Child Labour

Mobilising CSOs in Uganda: A Successful Strategy Against Child Labour

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Uganda are making significant strides in the fight against child labour, these CSOs operate under the umbrella structure of the Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN). Leveraging the existing network, the African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) and […]

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The Salt Solution: Ensuring sustainable income and preventing child labour in rural-coastal Bangladesh

The Salt Solution: Ensuring sustainable income and preventing child labour in rural-coastal Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s rural coastal areas are home to some of the worst impacts of climate change contributing to migration, displacement, decreasing employment opportunities, increasing poverty and child labour. The frequent intensifying storms and floods not only destroy homes and livelihoods, but also contribute to higher water and soil salinity, leaving millions […]

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Peru: Towards a new public policy on child labour

Peru: Towards a new public policy on child labour

In the last session of the National Steering Committee for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour (CPETI, in Spanish), a quadripartite body – which includes civil society organisations, as well as governmental representatives, employers and workers, the reviewing process of the National Strategy for the Prevention and Eradication of […]

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Opposing the PEC 18/2011: Statement by our network in South America

Opposing the PEC 18/2011: Statement by our network in South America

The Global March Against Child Labour (Global March) in the South American subregion, represented by organisations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Ecuador and Peru, supports the position of Global March’s Brazilian member, National Forum for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour (FNPETI, in portuguese) regarding the processing of […]

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