Tag: Child Labour
How underaged girls are trafficked, exploited in Northwest Nigeria
“Children are brought from rural communities to work as maids, labourers, or worse, for sexual exploitation. Many are under 18,…
They treated us less than human beings – Child labour survivors speak out
Rose, an indigene of Burutu Local Government Area of Delta, shared her experiences as a victim of child labour in…
Cross River rubbishes NBS report which rated State number one in child labour
According to the data, Cross River, Yobe, Abia, Plateau and Taraba are are top five with 58.6, 58.9, 60.1, 62.6,…
Obaseki seeks global action against child labour
Governor Godwin Obaseki has called for legislation, as well as increased collaboration among global stakeholders, to prevent, prohibit and eradicate…
ILO trains Akure agric extention officers to combat child labour
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has begun training agricultural extension officers in Akure, on the protection of children in the…
Human trafficking: NAPTIP seeks inter-agency cooperation
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has called for cooperation among relevant agencies in the…
Child labour to end 2025
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Tuesday said that it was working with the Federal Government and some States to…
Child labour: Ministry to collaborate with religious bodies in Gombe
The Gombe State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare says it plans to collaborate with religious bodies towards tackling…
Catholic women task Federal Govt on child labour
The Catholic Women Organisation (CWO), Holy Cross Catholic Church Gwarinpa (11), Abuja, has urged the Federal Government to enforce laws…
Bangladesh approves draft law banning child labour
The Bangladeshi government on Monday approved the draft of a law banning child labour in the country with provisions for…
Child Labour: Nigerian Govt to develop National Reporting Template
The Federal Government says it will develop a National Reporting Template for proper monitoring, evaluation and data collection toward elimination…
Federal Govt to toughen up in fight against child labour, human trafficking
Federal Government says it will continue to champion the renewed fight against child labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and forced…
Child Labour: NAPTIP warns negligent parents
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says negligence and greed of parents which expose children…
Stop Child Labour, Ambode’s Wife Tells Parents, Guardians
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has called on mothers and guardians to stop child labour…
‘Poverty, main cause of child labour in Nigeria’
An Ilorin based legal practitioner, Mr Olutimi Folorunsho has identified poverty as the main cause of child labour in the…