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This guide is designed as an aid to the municipal advisors for agriculture and rural development to understand the nature of hazardous child labor and take action to raise farmers' awareness of the risk of engaging children in certain agricultural activities. The main part of the guide is for training and advising farmers. After clarifying the main concepts, situation, causes and consequences of child labor in general and especially in agriculture and forestry, the third chapter lists, for each agricultural activity, the hazardous activities that should not be performed by children, related risks and their potential impact on the health and development of the child.

This guide is designed as an aid to the municipal advisors for agriculture and rural development to understand the nature of hazardous child labor and take action to raise farmers' awareness of the risk of engaging children in certain agricultural activities. The main part of the guide is for training and advising farmers. After clarifying the main concepts, situation, causes and consequences of child labor in general and especially in agriculture and forestry, the third chapter lists, for each agricultural activity, the hazardous activities that should not be performed by children, related risks and their potential impact on the health and development of the child.

This guide is designed as an aid to the municipal advisors for agriculture and rural development to understand the nature of hazardous child labor and take action to raise farmers' awareness of the risk of engaging children in certain agricultural activities. The main part of the guide is for training and advising farmers. After clarifying the main concepts, situation, causes and consequences of child labor in general and especially in agriculture and forestry, the third chapter lists, for each agricultural activity, the hazardous activities that should not be performed by children, related risks and their potential impact on the health and development of the child.

Methodologies to address child labor from the Municipalities: The case of Jardín América - This document presents the experience of the Municipal Model for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labor in the period 2020-2021, offering elements for reflection to those who are interested in scaling it up or replicating it in other municipalities with the proper contextualization.

A paper that identifies the main public-private initiatives promoting youth employment in Argentina, within the framework of industrial development strategies.

A two (2) page factsheet summarizing the findings of a June-November 2020 study by the OFFSIDE (ILO) project assessing the impacts of water access interventions (undertaken by the ProHuerta Programme) on the organization of work in family agriculture. Specifically, this study examined the ways that improved access to water contributed to the prevention of child labor, especially in the agricultural and rural sector.

A training manual to be used in a training program -- developed by Verité -- on international and domestic Mexican labor standards, identification of forced and child labor, detection of violations related to recruitment, and identifying and addressing the root causes of occupational dangers in coffee supply chains.

Press release announcing that the COFFEE project would offer trainings on workplace safety and labor regulation compliance for various stakeholders in the Mexican coffee sector (including agronomists, field technicians, certification and monitoring bodies, civil society organizations, and government institutions).

A guide for employers, producers, and workers on the safe application of pesticides.

On International Democracy Day, we're highlighting the importance of recognizing and overcoming the barriers women face to equal political and social participation in Colombia…