Événement parallèle 21 - Promouvoir une approche régionale intégrée pour l’élimination du travail des enfants au Ghana

The event will share the experience of developing the Child Labour Free Zone system in Ghana through multi-stakeholder collaboration. This side event intends to facilitate learning and discussion on the possibilities of the area-based approach as a solution to eliminating child labour, particularly in countries where child labor is prevalent in agriculture.

Let's discuss how to address child labour in Africa, agriculture, and global supplychains through multi-stakeholder collaboration!

This side event introduces the Child Labour Free Zone system in Ghana, the government-led initiative addressing child labor systematically with an integrated area-based approach. The Protocols and Guidelines for Establishing Child Labour Free Zones developed by the government through multi-stakeholder processes has been tested in two districts of cocoa-growing areas in the JICA supported pilot
activities.