Category: Togo
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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…
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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…