Publications
Tackling child labour through decent youth employment in agri-food systems
29/10/2021
This paper explores the complex links between child labour, access to education and training, and youth employment in the context of sustainable agri-food systems, poverty reduction and food security, with a particular focus on 15- to 17-year-old youth in rural areas.
The role of international financial institutions and development banks in eliminating child labour in agriculture
29/10/2021
In the present paper, the strategies available to integrate child labour safeguards into agricultural investment programmes are explored, starting with a brief description of the main underlying drivers of child labour in agriculture.
Tackling child labour in fisheries and aquaculture
29/10/2021
Within the past decade, the aquatic food industry has come under increased scrutiny over poor working conditions, including widespread use of child labour. However, there is limited documentation on child labour in fishing, aquaculture and fish and aquatic food processing. This paper presents the challenges, opportunities, and recommendations to tackle child labour in fisheries and aquaculture.
Seasonal migration and child labour in agriculture
28/10/2021
This paper provides a global overview of the current state of knowledge and remaining gaps on the topic and highlights the challenges and opportunities to address child labour related to seasonal migration in agriculture.
Reducing child labour in agriculture in humanitarian contexts
28/10/2021
This document realized in collaboration with The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (ACPHA) provides information on the challenges and consequences of conflict, fragility and disaster and the opportunities for action against child labour in agriculture in humanitarian contexts.
Tackling child labour in livestock keeping
27/10/2021
This paper seeks to analyse the dynamics underpinning child labour in livestock farming and identify the strategies that governments, farmers, private sector, international organizations and others may pursue to prevent and eliminate child labour in livestock keeping.
Gender dimensions of child labour in agriculture
27/10/2021
This paper highlights the often-neglected gender dimension of child labour in agriculture. It focuses mostly on the conditions of rural girls, because their work is often “invisible”, less valued, and associated with specific gender-based challenges such as overburdening with household chores, restrictions on personal freedom, and gender-based violence.
Strengthening efforts of agricultural stakeholders to address child labour in agriculture in the Near East and North Africa region
25/10/2021
This report provides a regional review of child labour in agriculture including its drivers and necessary actions to eliminate all forms of child labour.
Accelerating action to help to end child labour in agriculture in Asia
20/10/2021
This paper seeks to analyse challenges in the Asian region with a focus on the issue of child labour in agriculture and the underlying causes in which agricultural stakeholders can make a difference: rural poverty, social protection in rural areas, safe agricultural practices, labour-saving practices, gender equality, access to education in rural areas, food security.
Accelerating action to help to end child labour in agriculture in Africa
20/10/2021
Child labour in agriculture is both a social, economic, and livelihood issue. The cross-cutting nature requires a multiple stakeholder approach in addressing its root causes. In sub-Saharan Africa, the phenomena exist mainly within smallholder farmers but also significantly in capture fishing, livestock, and forestry.