Child Labour

In 2021, the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, IOE made a global Alliance 8.7 pledge to launch the IOE Leaders Initiative to End Child Labour, which focuses on three commitments:  

• Engage and collaborate with IOE Members from the Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder countries to accelerate further efforts.
• Showcase innovative private sector approaches for eradicating child labour.
• Strengthen peer learning and capacity building among IOE pathfinder countries and IOE partner companies

During the V Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, IOE, as the secretariat of the employers group took a leading role in the drafting of the Durban Call to Action, which was adopted as the outcome conference document. IOE is strongly committed to working with its members to accelerate the implementation of the Durban Call to Action at all levels.

International Elimination of Child Labour Changemaker Award

IOE first launched this award in 2021 to recognise the exceptional efforts taken by the private sector to eliminate child labour and to inspire companies to scale up their efforts.

IOE is pleased to announce the second edition of the Changemaker Award, this year in collaboration with the ILO Child Labour Platform. More information available here.

Applications will be judged on three criteria:

• Strategic focus on the objectives of the Durban Call to Action actions
• Positive impact and concrete results in the development or implementation of regulations or policies aimed at eliminating child labour
• Sustainable solutions that ensure effective elimination and prevention of child labour in the long term

The 2023 panel of judges are:

• Anjali Kochar, Kailash Foundation Executive Director
• Benjamin Smith, ILO Senior Child Labour Specialist
• Katherine Torres, ILO Senior Programme Officer on Supply Chains and Global Coordinator Child Labour Platform
• Rita Yip, IOE Senior Adviser

The winners of the 2021 awards were:

• Gold Award: Camara Del Agro, Guatemala
• Silver Award: FUNDAZUCAR, El Salvador
• Bronze Award: Federation of Kenya Employers, Kenya