Category: Malawi

Child labour interferes with children’s right to education. Many factors result in child labour, including poverty, social norms, lack of decent work for parents and deficiencies in the school system. Some children then opt to work either to help put food on the table in their household or simply for their own survival. Here are…

In supporting education and preventing child labour in Chigudu zone, strategic interventions like remedial classes and child rights clubs have achieved a positive impact on the lives of learners and communities as a whole, as we can see from the following examples.  In response to the challenge of children at risk of dropping out of…

In the fight against child labour, community leaders play an important role in mobilising resources, raising child labour awareness and enforcing bylaws. This story highlights the impactful role of social dialogue in involving community leaders such as village heads, school governors and headteachers in implementing a child labour free zone (CLFZ) approach, focusing on sensitisation,…