This paper zooms in on the lobby and advocacy activities implemented by WNCB Alliance partners to influence national policy change towards the elimination of child labour. Partners sought to influence changes in legislation, policies, levels of resourcing and budgets, service design, and (innovative) practices. Across the six programme countries we find a staggered approach was […]

The Work: No Child’s Business programme aims to address the increasingly urgent need to fight child labour by ensuring that children and youth are free from child labour and enjoy their rights to quality education and (future) decent work. In addition to socio-cultural norms, poverty, social exclusion and discrimination, poorly functioning child protection systems, laws […]

This paper zooms in on the plethora of activities implemented by the Work: No Child’s Business (WNCB) alliance partners to encourage the private sector to take full responsibility in preventing and addressing child labour. It presents two strategies practically applied in the programme to engage the private sector and involve them in a collaborative approach […]

This paper zooms in on the plethora of activities implemented by the Work: No Child’s Business (WNCB) alliance partners to influence harmful social norms relating to child labour. Namely, it presents two approaches practically applied in the programme to promote the sense of ownership at a community level; thus, resulting in a more holistic and […]

A shared position paper from WNCB, Education International & Global March against Child Labour for the 5th Global Conference on Child Labour in Durban 2022.

As WNCB Alliance, with all partners and countries world-wide, we have formulated a joint framework of collaboration. This frameworks defines our guiding principles and key messages, to ensure that we remain aligned in our efforts to make a strong and lasting contribution to the elimination of child labour.

To be part of the solution, we call on each stakeholder to play their role within their area of impact ‎and responsibility. ‎All stakeholders are encouraged to:‎• Collaborate and implement an integrated approach that combines a supply chain and an ‎area-based approach to address the root causes of child labour and promote sustainable ‎alternatives that […]

In 2023 and 2024, a series of regional symposia were held in West Africa, East Africa (Uganda), and South and Southeast Asia to address the urgent issue of child labour through the area-based Approach. These symposia, organised by Global March Against Child Labour in close collaboration with WNCB, regional civil society organisations (CSOs), trade unions, […]

WNCB, Global March against Child Labour and Swatantrata Abhiyan Nepal present a joint call to action on promoting the Area Based Approach for the prevention and eradication of child labour. Child labour remains a pressing issue in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. According to the ILO’s report of 2020, out of the 160 million […]

WNCB, Global March against Child Labour and the General Agricultural Workers’ Union of Ghana (GAWU) present a joint call to action on promoting the Area Based Approach for the prevention and eradication of child labour. With the increasing number of African countries becoming path finder countries, it is crucial to show progress and evidence on […]