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Empowering youth, eradicating child labour: ACCEL Africa's impact in Malawi
Through the project’s efforts, 282 youths, comprising 193 boys and 89 girls, graduated from various vocational skills trades in January 2023. These trades include motorcycle mechanics, tailoring and designing, bricklaying, carpentry, and joinery, as well as welding and fabrication.
Key supply chain stakeholders unite to accelerate action against child labour in Malawi’s coffee supply chain
The meeting aimed to finalize a comprehensive sustainability strategy that addresses the critical issue of child labour in the coffee industry, with a keen focus on capacity and financial implications, climate resilience, and inclusion.
Strengthening efforts to combat child labour through South-South intra-African cooperation
Key discussions during the workshop cantered around the insights and reflections gleaned from field visits, paving the way for identifying potential partnerships and strategies for effective implementation.
Tea-Triangular: Kenya, Malawi and Uganda tripartite stakeholders and tea supply chain representatives share knowledge to combat child labour in the tea supply chain.
Key stakeholders from Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda have joined forces to address the critical issue of child labour within the tea industry.
ACCEL Malawi
Combating child labour in Malawi: A collaborative field visit to Thyolo's tea estates
The primary objectives of this visit were to reinforce adherence to labour standards, bolster ongoing support from the private sector, and improve collaboration among stakeholders in promoting social justice and decent work conditions, which includes the crucial goal of eradicating child labour in the tea industry.
Malawi launches Alliance 8.7 Roadmap on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking
Malawi launched the Alliance 8.7 Roadmap on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking. The launch was done at a high-level meeting on child labour, which was organized by the Ministry of Labour in partnership with the International Labour Organization through the ACCEL Africa project.
Protecting mining workers’ safety and health through South-South Cooperation between ILO, China and Zambia
The ILO, Ministry of Emergency Management of China and key stakeholders in Zambia joined hands in making a contribution towards protecting mining workers’ safe and health in Zambia through a South-South Cooperation Programme on building the capacity of mining companies.
The unionization of informal workers: Transforming Malawi's tea and coffee sectors
Labour migration
First-Ever African Labour Migration Conference Kicks Off in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
ILO and African Union Commission join forces to protect migrant workers' rights
Overcoming Obstacles Through Vocational Training: The Journey of Tisungane Elesoni
Tisungane was selected for a transformative vocational training program under the ACCEL Africa project. Implemented by the Impact Centre for Economic Empowerment and Development (ICEED) and supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO) with funding from the Netherlands' Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Empowering Young Women Through Vocational Training: The Transformation of Gertrude Chizumira
Recognizing the urgent need to equip young people like Gertrude with vocational skills, a local organization, ICEED, launched an intensive three-month training program under the ACCEL Africa project funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
Allen's Journey from Child Labor to Academic Resilience
Through ACCEL Africa, Allen was given the opportunity to return to school. The project equipped him with essential learning materials, including textbooks, thereby facilitating his reintegration into the educational system.
Empowering local communities—Chisinkha child protection committee's proactive approach against child labor in Mulanje district, Malawi
Formed under the ACCEL Africa project, the Chisinkha CPC comprises fifteen members from six villages under the jurisdiction of GVH Chisinkha.
Malawi validates national Alliance 8.7 strategic roadmap
Malawi achieved a significant milestone by successfully validating the National Alliance 8.7 Strategic Roadmap on an event organized with the support of the ILO as part of the ACCEL Africa Project.
Child Labour Survey Report for the Tea and Coffee Supply Chains Validated
A Turnaround Journey — From School Dropout to Entrepreneur, Chabala Msukwa's Story of Transformation
Today, Chawala Msukwa operates his own carpentry business, earning approximately K60,000 per month — an income he never could have imagined during his days of picking coffee berries.
Stepping Forward: Malawi's Deep Dive into Child Labour Data within Tea and Coffee Supply Chains
Partnerships in Action - Private Sector Engagement in Promoting Quality Education to Eliminating Child Labour in Supply Chains
The STRENGTHEN2 project concluded its third mission to Malawi
Reinforced social dialogue in Malawi
The ILO Bureau of Employers ACTEMP and the Bureau of Workers ACTRAV support cooperation between workers and employers in Malawi