Decent Rural Employment

Resources

Elimination of child labour in agriculture through social protection - Guidance note

2023
The aim of the guidance note on elimination of child labour in agriculture through social protection is to enable practitioners at national, regional and global levels to adapt social protection systems to contribute actively to eliminate child labour in agriculture. Universal social protection can prove an effective means to both address...
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Hear it from the countries - Rural youth action plan good practices

2023
Young people are key agents of change, with enormous innovation potential. FAO recognizes that youth are already at the frontline to build more sustainable agrifood systems and are best placed to rejuvenate the sector, acquire the knowledge and skills needed to innovate, uptake new technologies, and spearhead the digital transformation....
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Promouvoir des emplois décents pour les jeunes ruraux grâce à la Route de l'apprentissage du Sahel

2023
La vidéo met en évidence la route d’apprentissage visant à renforcer la résilience des jeunes par la création d’emplois qui a été organisée par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), avec le soutien technique de Procasur, dans le cadre du projet Renforcer la résilience dans la région...
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Global lessons learned on sustainable reintegration in rural areas

2023
In the context of a global pandemic, many migrants returned to their rural areas of origin, both from cities within their own countries and from abroad. While return migration can be an opportunity, this presented considerable challenges for many migrants and government stakeholders without adequate knowledge, policy and mechanisms in...
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Voices from cotton fields - Fighting child labour in Burkina Faso, Mali and Pakistan

2023
Child labour, including hazardous work, one of the worst forms of child labour, is present in cotton value chains in multiple countries across the globe. Not only does child labour infringe on the rights of a child, but it also perpetuates the cycle of poverty among families and communities. With...
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