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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12.03.2024 Child Labour Indaba - A platform for inter-sectoral collaboration
The Child Labour Indaba brought together National Employment Councils (NECs), civil society, trade unions, independent constitutional institutions, international organisations, with a specific focus on generating actionable solutions to combat child labour in different economic sectors in Zimbabwe.
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13.12.2023 Corporate sustainability due diligence: EU Council and Parliament strike deal to protect environment and human rights
The due diligence directive will set obligations for large companies regarding actual and potential adverse impacts on human rights and the environment, with respect to their own operations, those of their subsidiaries, and those carried out by their business partners.