Alliance 8.7

Today! Side Event at the UN High-Level Political Forum 2025 ~Dialogue on SDG Target 8.7 to End Child Labour by 2025: How can we achieve a child labour-free world? Despite the global pledge to eliminate child labour by 2025 under SDG Target 8.7, there are still 138 million children trapped in child labour. With the 2025 deadline approaching, it is clear that urgent, collective action is needed. This side event will bring together international stakeholders, practitioners, and advocates to: - Reassess global progress and challenges - Explore practical and collaborative solutions - Strengthen the global commitment to a child labour-free world. Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Time: 13:15–14:30 (EDT) Venue: 777 United Nations Plaza, 8th Floor, New York Format: Hybrid (in-person & online) Language: English Register 👉 https://shorturl.at/SxcDE For more information: https://lnkd.in/guVK3Ba2

📅 Today at 4pm CEST! Join the Alliance 8.7 webinar on the use of data &technology to identify and address #ForcedLabour & #ChildLabour in agriculture supply chains. There is still time to register 👉 http://shorturl.at/49oJl FAO Verité Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN)

61% of child labour is in agriculture. Most of this labour takes place as part of family subsistence and on smallholder farms. Targeted action to end child labour in agriculture is key. Join the Alliance 8.7 webinar on the use of data & technology to identify and address #ChildLabour and #ForcedLabour in agriculture supply chains. 👇 When: 18 June, 16:00 CEST Register: http://shorturl.at/49oJl FAO Verité Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN)

🌍 What’s happening in your country for World Day Against Child Labour?  🗺️ Explore activities worldwide on our interactive map:  🔗 https://bit.ly/WDACL-Map  📌 From awareness walks to national launches—let’s build momentum together.

The newly released International Labour Organization/UNICEF report finds that 138 million children are still in child labour - 54 million in hazardous work. The data shows a total reduction of over 22 million children since 2020. Despite this positive trend, the world has missed its target of eliminating child labour by 2025. We know what works - tackling the root causes of child labour – ensuring access to free, quality education, social protection and decent work for adults and youth of legal working age.  Now is the time to speed up efforts. Working in partnership is more important than ever. Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder Countries are driving action to accelerate progress. Read the report: http://ow.ly/rKpo50W7EU0 #EndChildLabour

“𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.” Rebecca Nakayega Wandegge, a mother of eight from Uganda, shares how joining a savings group—supported by the ILO's ACCEL Africa project—helped her keep her children in school and out of child labour. Through financial literacy, better farming techniques, and community support, Rebecca transformed hardship into opportunity. Her story is a powerful reminder that when we invest in parents, we protect children. 📽️ Watch her story: https://lnkd.in/dkwrDgbb

Universal social protection has a key role to play in addressing child labour and to accelerate progress for children's well-being, as demonstrated by the new global report by the International Labour Organization and UNICEF. #socialprotection #socialsecurity #USP2030 ILO Social Protection

How can data and technology be used to identify and address #ForcedLabour & #ChildLabour in agriculture supply chains? Register for the 18 June webinar of the Alliance 8.7 Action Group on Supply Chains workshop series: https://shorturl.at/49oJl FAO Verité Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN)

World Day Against Child Labour 2025 “Progress is clear, but there’s more to do: let’s speed up efforts!” As a global strategic platform, Alliance 8.7 brings together partners to take immediate and effective measures to end child labour, forced labour, modern slavery, and human trafficking. This World Day, we reaffirm our collective commitment to: ▶ Accelerate action towards SDG Target 8.7 ▶ Strengthen collaboration ▶ Drive innovation and share knowledge Find out more about World Day: 👉https://lnkd.in/edDaGeVh Together, we can end child labour in all its forms. #Achieve87 #EndChildLabour

🍃 👨🌾 Behind every safer farm is a trained officer. Through the CLEAR Supply Chains Project, district agronomists in Uganda are learning how to identify child labour risks in coffee farming—and act on them. 📚 The recent training for local officials is helping to integrate child labour prevention into new coffee regulations and standard operating procedures, paving the way for systemic change and more sustainable, ethical coffee production. Thanks to a joint effort by the International Labour Organization and FAO, Uganda is investing in the people who make sustainable supply chains possible. 📖 Full article : https://lnkd.in/efqV-DGs