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This report focuses on an intrinsic case study in Ghana that was carried out aiming to get a deeper understanding of the experiences of children who had stopped working at the mines, what their motivations for working at the mines were and the factors that contributed to quitting work at mines.

This document is a Training Materials and Guide for facilitators in training key government agencies and other relevant stakeholders on law enforcement and policy implementation to reduce child labour and improve working conditions in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) operations and other sectors in Ghana.

The CARING Gold Mining Project’s overall goal is to address child labor and working condition issues in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) globally, and in Ghana and the Philippines --its pilot countries. It does so by pursuing four outcomes, the first three to be carried out in the pilot countries and the fourth one on a global scale.

Ghana is the largest producer of gold in western Africa. Its mines provide local families with the a meagre income extracted under dangerous working conditions. “Dreams of Gold” follows the stories of three children rescued from one of the most hazardous forms of child labour, mining for gold.

ILO-produced video on the dark reality of child labour and poor working conditions in the Philippines. Funded by the United States Department of Labor, the project reached out to mining communities in Camarines Norte and South Cotabato, Philippines to transition from the informal economy and to shape a future without child labour that leaves no one behind through decent work.

This sustainability plan for the CARING Gold Mining Project is to provide a frame for evolving a long-term strategy that will be used as guidance for key stakeholders to sustain the achievements of the project. This report documents the processes and outcomes of the sustainability plan workshop held on December 4, 2019 in Accra, Ghana.

This document provides an overview of findings from previous studies related to forced labor and human trafficking in the gold mining industry of Peru

A report presenting the results report of the National Child Labor Survey (ENTI) 2019, carried out during the fourth quarter of that year. The ENTI 2019 provides information at the federal entity level, in urban, rural and regional areas on child labor carried out by boys, girls and adolescents.  It provides guidance for those responsible for formulating and adopting child labor policy, and is meant to improve the living conditions of children and eradicate child labor in Mexico.

This facilitator’s guide provides tips and advice to help facilitators successfully use the curriculum for Labor Inspection Training on Child Labor in Burkina Faso. It describes the purpose and objectives of the training; provides an overview of the training structure and format; gives examples of icebreakers and energizers; and includes sample training agendas and course evaluations. The curriculum is based on a training methodology that encourages participants to play an active role, contributing their professional expertise on how to improve the response to child labor in the workplace.

Supplemental materials for course "Combating child labour in Myanmar: A course for Workers' Organizations" (English).  This document provides supplemental information about child labour, ILO global estimates, international standards and key roles and actions for specific stakeholders for course facilitators. You are encouraged to review this material prior to implementing the course; it should be used alongside the facilitator’s guide and other course materials.