Side event 21 - Promoting an Integrated Area-based Approach to the Elimination of Child Labour: A Case of the Child Labour Free Zone in 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.