ECLT Foundation

Introductory courses

While progress has been made around the world in the fight against child labour, there is still a long way to go. Child labour remains a worldwide phenomenon as over 160 children from all places continue to be exploited, prevented from going to school or pushed into hazardous work that directly endangers their health and development.

With more than 70 percent of child labourers, agriculture is one of the most dangerous sectors for children.

Alike all global challenges, child labour in agriculture is a complex issue and one actor alone cannot break the cycle. To be impactful and sustainable, efforts to eradicate child labour in agriculture require collaborative actions across borders and sectors, as well as a solid understanding of what the issue is.

To this end, for our first online course series, we have decided to tackle this challenge by exploring some fundamental questions: What is child labour? Who is involved and how can we address it?

Free of charge, this introductory course series intends to build foundational knowledge and skills on child labour in agriculture and set out the basic framework for stakeholders to take action alone or in collaboration with other actors.