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This report provides a summary of the activities that were led by Partners of the Americas and the partnering Paraguay Government and organizations for Project Okakuua. The report lays out the project's focus on combating child and forced labor, the activities that took place in different regions to promote education, and all other activities and initiatives led by the project implementers.

A video in Burmese with English subtitles hosted by actress Paing Phyo Thu in which she interviews a group of child laborers. The host and the interviewees discuss the ways in which child laborers earn money and what factors affect their situation, such as poverty, COVID-19, and family dynamics.

A video in Burmese with English subtitles featuring Ko Ko Kyamn, a child laborer in Myanmar. The video portrays the health effects of construction work, and the laborer's desire for an education and to no longer need to work.

A documentary in Burmese with English subtitles about a young, pregnant woman who left school to work as a child, which led to detrimental health and social effects. This documentary was created as part of the World Day Against Child Labour campaign.

A video in Burmese with English subtitles about Bawk Seng, a child laborer living in a refugee camp in Myitkyina during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pandemic-induced school closures have caused Bawk Seng to go without an education and medical treatment for severe physical disabilities and have led to her working more to provide money for her family.

A video in Burmese with English subtitles about Wahso Moe, a child laborer with physical and mental disabilities who works in the construction industry.

A video in Burmese with English subtitles about Thandar Aung, a child laborer who earns money collecting waste in Yangon while her father is in jail. This work prevents her from attending school and has become more hazardous in the COVID-19 pandemic. This video was produced as part of the World Day Against Child Labour awareness-raising campaign.

An interview with Nono Sumarsono, a SAFE Seas project director, that discusses the impact COVID-19 has had on workers in the Indonesian fishing industry and recommends several policies to protect these workers.

A news article about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment status and wages.

This report reviews 14 cases of female workers that have been analyzed that raise concern about the possibility that they could be subjected to exploitative labor conditions during the pandemic caused by the Sar-Cov-2 coronavirus. These cases have been identified by the Trade Union of Domestic Workers of the Lima Region (SINTTRAHOL), the Institute for the Promotion and Training of Domestic Workers (IPROFOTH) and by the National Federation of Paid Domestic Workers of Peru. (FENTRAHOGARP).