xShe revealed that the ILO is expediting action to strengthen the capacity of governments in labour inspection and law enforcement, as well as workers’ and employers’ organisations in the fight against child labour in its worst forms. The aggressive enlightenment of the populace on the differences between child work and child labour by media professionals would help reduce subjecting children to unsuitable work as the pangs of poverty extend its frontiers across many African countries due to impacts of COVID-19. She argued that child work as opposed to child labour allows children contribute to the welfare of the family without jeopardising their future and ability to contribute to national development in latter stage of their lives. Indeed, many children work for long hours in dangerous and unhealthy environments, carrying too much responsibility for their age. This is in spite of Nigeria’s ratification of the ILO’s Child Labour Convention 138 on the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment, and Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour.

Source: The Guardian November 24, 2020 03:11 UTC