IUF logo. Over 132 million children aged 5 to 14 work in agriculture - up to 70 per cent of all working children. In recognition of the fact that little or no progress has been made in eliminating child labour in agriculture, this year June 12 was designated the World Day Against Child Labour in Agriculture.



NEWS AND ACTIONS



June 11, 2008

Teachers' and agricultural workers' unions join forces to demand rural education for all

For millions of rural children quality education remains just a distant dream. Figures from Education For All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report 2007 show that the children most likely not in school or to drop out of school live in rural areas and come from the poorest households. Data from a number of African countries looking at 10 -19 year olds suggest that poor or rural children are ten times more likely to drop out than urban or richer children.

This backs up earlier findings of the 2006 Millenium Development Goal (MDGs) Report which stated that whilst progress is being made in improving access to primary education, there are disparities in progress, and that the poorest, often those in rural areas, were being left behind. The report stated that “High rates of poverty in rural areas limit educational opportunities because of demands for children’s labour, low levels of parental education and lack of access to good quality schooling”.

Continue reading "Teachers' and agricultural workers' unions join forces to demand rural education for all" »

October 03, 2007

Kenya: Children cutting cane

On 24 September, Jorge Chullen, the coordinator of the IUF global sugar program has visited the South Nyanza Sugar Company accompanied by a delegation of the Kenya Union of Sugar, Plantation and Allied Workers (KUSPAW), as part of a 4-day program supported by the Social Justice Fund of the Canadian Auto Workers (SJF-CAW).

Continue reading "Kenya: Children cutting cane" »

August 08, 2007

Consultative meeting on elimination of child labour in tobacco growing of Kazakhstan

Consultative meeting on elimination of child labour in tobacco growing of Kazakhstan took place in Almaty on July 19, 2007. Representatives of Agro-Industrial Workers’ Unions of Almaty region and Kyrgyz Republic, ILO/IPEC programme on the elimination of child labour and Philip Morris Kazakhstan (PMK) - the main buyer of tobacco leaves in the country – have considered their experience in implementation of programmes aimed against involving children in tobacco growing.

Continue reading "Consultative meeting on elimination of child labour in tobacco growing of Kazakhstan " »

Child tobacco workers.

Viewpoint

Bitter harvest:
English
Español
Français

Photo reportage

Translation / Traduction / Traducción / Übersetzung