The coffee industry : a catalyst for change in child labour

01/05/2022

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, and partners in the Ixil region are tackling child labour and poverty by promoting education and safe youth employment in the coffee industry.

Fighting child labour through education

01/06/2021

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working with the Government of Cambodia and partners to get children back to school.

Child labour in agriculture on the rise, driven by conflict and disasters

12/06/2018

After years of steady decline, child labour in agriculture has started to rise again in recent years driven in part by an increase in conflicts and climate-induced disasters. This worrisome trend, not only threatens the wellbeing of millions of children, but also undermines efforts to end global hunger and poverty.

Africa's prosperity also lies in creating decent jobs for rural youth

19/02/2018

The 30th FAO Regional Conference for Africa is primarily dedicated to the theme of creating decent and attractive employment in the continent, the world’s “youngest” in terms of the average age of its population.