The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in collaboration with the United States Department of Labour (USDOL), has expressed commitment to creating an effective action plan to tackle child labour in agriculture using a Comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (CMEP). Project director of Action against Child Labour in Agriculture in West Africa (ACLAWA), Agatha Kolawole, while speaking during a three-day workshop in Akure, the Ondo state capital, revealed the commitment to developing the Comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (CMEP) for the ILO Action against Child Labour in Agriculture in West Africa. In Ondo State, a significant cocoa producer in Nigeria, the ACLAWA project led by Kolawole aims to eradicate child labour in cocoa farming. She said: “I would like to express sincere appreciation for the robust collaboration between the ILO and the Ondo State Steering Committee on Child Labour. “While progress is evident, much work remains to eradicate child labour in West African agriculture.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 23, 2024 08:05 UTC