Progressively realising commitments against child labour
In 2018, the Members of the ECLT Pledge of Commitment completed a second self-assessment on the progress made in their supply chains in the fight against child labour.
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Support iDE cyclone relief for children and families in Mozambique
iDE Mozambique is calling for support to provide food, clean water, and medicine to children and families in the wake of devastating Cyclone Idai
Hazardous Child Labour in Agriculture
73 million children are doing work which is considered hazardous putting their health, safety, development or education at risk, much of which is done in agriculture.
Empowering Women & Girls: Simple Solutions
43% of all work in agriculture is done by women. Supporting education and skills training for girls and women causes a huge list of benefits for communities. It helps boost economic growth, curbs infant mortality, improves child nutrition, leads to healthier, smaller families.
Child Labour and Child Protection
With more than 152 million children doing work that puts their health, safety and development at risk, it is important for child protection systems to take these children’s needs into account. When child protection systems are set up to respond to the risk of child labour, they are better able to prevent, protect and respond to harm.
Learning Experience: Brightening the Prospects of Children in Guatemala
'By improving schools, the ECLT Foundation is brightening the prospects of children in Guatemala's largest tobacco-growing region' Tobacco Reporters' Timothy Donahue investigates ECLT's efforts in San Jose La Maquina.
Malawi: Long-Lasting Change for Families
Agriculture is the largest sector in Malawi and provides an income for 84% of the total population. Children in rural families often work alongside their parents to contribute to their household incomes and meet basic needs, sometimes doing work which is both hard and hazardous at their age. Nearly 2 million children are doing work that puts their health, safety and development at risk in Malawi. Here's what ECLT are doing about it.
Child Work, Child Labour
1 in 10 children worldwide are in child labour, putting their health, safety, education or development at risk, often to support themselves and their families. 71% of child labour is in agriculture, most of which is hazardous
Reaching more families in Uganda
Since 2013, ECLT’s project in Uganda has reached over 110,000 children in the fight against child labour. Building on these successes, ECLT will continue to work with implementing partner UWESO to launch an extension and plans to support over 138,800 people in the next three years.