ECLT in numbers
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96,000 +
families
in tobacco-growing communities were financially empowered
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33,000 +
children
were sent to school and benefited from vocational training
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204,000+
children
were removed or kept away from child labour
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711,000+
community members
were reached through awareness-raising activities
About child labour
160 million
children are involved in child labour worldwide
79 million
children are doing work which is hazardous.
Over 70%
of child labour is in agriculture
262 million
children and youth are out of school
Latest news
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13.06.2024 World Day Against Child Labour: Commitment from our partners in Indonesia
The Partnership for Action Against Child Labour in Agriculture (PAACLA) Indonesia and our implementing partner, JARAK, collaborated with various parties to organize the World Day Against Child Labour commemoration at the national and local levels on June 12, 2024.
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01.05.2024 Unifying multi-sectoral efforts against Child Labour in Zimbabwe
Read the Outcome Document from the Child Labour Indaba, which highlights the background, the root causes of child labour, and the sectorial commitments from General Agriculture, Tobacco, Mining, Commercial, and Domestic work sectors.
