Category: Togo

  • Raising awareness is the key to combating child labour 

    Raising awareness is the key to combating child labour 

    FESEN’s pilot project began in 2019 with training for teachers, school management committees and community leaders. A main element of the training is the distinction between prohibited child labour and socialising work. The latter does not interfere negatively with a child’s schooling, health or personal development. These training sessions open the eyes of teachers and…

  • 20 years Stop Child Labour: Togo

    20 years Stop Child Labour: Togo

    In Sotouboua prefecture, central Togo, children’s agricultural and domestic work is the main activity that hinders their schooling. In response, the Togolese education trade union federation FESEN is undertaking a pilot project in Sotouboua with international partners (Education International, the Dutch education union AOb, international solidarity and support organisation Mondiaal FNV and the GEW Fair…