Inequality, Education and Child Labour

Inequality, Education and Child Labour

Presentation of the Study ‘Prevention and reduction of child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean: Strategies for retention, educational reintegration, protection and labour reconversion for adolescents of working age’.

The Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour  will hold a roundtable discussion to present the study ‘Prevention and reduction of child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean: Strategies for retention, educational reintegration, protection and labour reconversion for adolescents of working age’ where the main findings will be addressed and recommendations will be offered to promote educational continuity and labour reconversion for adolescents of working age. 

The study shows how inequalities can affect the educational pathways of children and adolescents, contributing to a greater risk and vulnerability to situations of child labour. Based on these findings and the compilation of good practices in the region to limit vulnerabilities, recommendations will be made to strengthen education systems as primary instruments to prevent and eradicate child labour.

Over the last decades, Latin America and the Caribbean have reduced the rate of child labour by more than 50 per cent (1998-2020). During this journey, the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour has been the driving force for coordinated action; uniting governments, business and trade union sectors, together with the ILO and development partners, in the same direction. It is estimated that to the 8.2 million children and adolescents already working in the region by  2020, many more could  have been added as a result of the pandemic and related crises.

The Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean is a space where 31 countries, together with employers’ and workers’ organizations, act in a joint and tripartite manner to achieve the first generation in the region free of child labour.

Currently the Regional Initiative comprises: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela, together with the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA).

Programa del evento

  • 12:00 - 12:05: Welcome
  • 12:05 - 12:20: Presentation of the study – Maria Huepe, Consultant 
  • 12:20 -13:00: Discussion panel with tripartite representation and special guests 
  • 13:00 - 13:10: Questions
  • 13:10 - 13:15: Final Remarks and closing.

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