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A press briefing by Hon. Joseph Amenowode Member of Parliament (MP) for Afadjato and Chair of the Select Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises. The press briefing announces the launch of a Platform of ECOWAS Parliamentarians against Child Labour. Additionally, the press briefing also provides information on the situation of child labor in Ghana, existing regulations, as well as efforts and interventions made to address child labor.

This document provides an overview of some of the child labor related findings from a Ghana Living Standards Survey, as well as information regarding the situation of child labor, existing regulations,  as well as efforts and interventions made to address child labor in Ghana. The document also provides information on the launch of a Platform of  ECOWAS Parliamentarians against Child Labour.
 

This document gives an overview of the Press Briefing on Child Labour that was held by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises at the Parliament House in Accra. The document also provides an overview of child labor related findings from a Ghana Living Standards Survey, as well as information regarding the situation of child labor, existing regulations, as well as efforts and interventions made to address child labor in Ghana. Two pages have been removed from this document for the purpose of PII protection.

This report presents findings on occupational safety and health conditions in Liberia's agriculture sector based on a rapid assessment conducted in Margibi, Montserrado and Nimba Counties in June and July 2015.

A report presenting the results of a study of rates and patterns of child labor in the agricultural sector in Morocco.  Commissioned by the ILO and the Moroccan Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.

An article that analyzes paid domestic employment in Peru over the last decade. The article also discusses how the paid domestic employment market may generate risks of precarious work and outlines methods of measuring child labor and forced labor using national household surveys.

The General Observations on the Girls, Boys and Adolescents Code: A series of observations prepared after a technical analysis with a rights approach.

A manual produced by the ILO's International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (ILO-IPEC) in collaboration with the General Agricultural Workers' Union (GAWU of GTUC) to serve as an essential training tool for workers in the rural communities, especially farmers, to promote and ensure safety at the work place. It is one of IPEC's strategies in working with workers' representatives and employers' organizations to help ensure that work is safe for all. The production of this farmer-friendly manual fits under a new generation of ILO-IPEC projects in West Africa namely “Towards Child Labour-Free Cocoa Communities in d'Ivoire and Ghana through Integrated Area-Based Approach” financed by the United States Department of Labor and “Combating Child Labour in Cocoa-Growing Communities in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire” financed by the Global Issues Group (GIG).

A manual intended for extension officers in their engagement with farmers, farm workers and farmer groups to facilitate their understanding of the three components of this manual; Unit 1: Understanding the Concepts of Child Labour, Unit 2: Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSH&E) in the Agriculture Sector of Ghana, and Unit 3: The Role of Agriculture Extension Officers in Implementing the Ghana Child Labour Monitoring System (GCLMS). Under each unit, the trainer is given basic notes on the objectives for the unit, expected outputs, sessions and duration, preparation, materials required, methodology, procedure, evaluation, and key messages. The units are also supported with a resource section to furnish the trainer with key information that will enhance their capability to facilitate the sessions.

A baseline study gathering data on children involved or at risk of being involved in child labor in Burkina Faso. Survey and census data concentrating on three regions within Burkina Faso: Boucle du Mouhoun, the Cascades and Hauts-Bassins.