Labor ministers meet in Colombia to tackle youth unemployment, child labor
Youth unemployment and child labor will be the top priorities when labor ministers from 34 North and South American countries meet in Medellin, Colombia on Monday.
Youth unemployment and child labor will be the top priorities when labor ministers from 34 North and South American countries meet in Medellin, Colombia on Monday.
Colombia made “significant advances” in its attempts to combat child labor in 2012, according to a report published by the United States Department of Labor (DOL).
More than one million children, almost 10% of all minors in Colombia, work to sustain themselves or their families, the country’s Ministry of Labor revealed Tuesday.
Hundreds of children are working in gold mines in central Tolima department and the Colombian government is “totally indifferent,” said one local mayor.
Government and educational leaders from across Latin America gathered in Bogota on Tuesday to come up with strategies to combat child labor, a problem on the rise in Colombia. In…
Colombia’s Minister for Labor Rafael Pardo on Tuesday signed an agreement to end child labor in the country while promoting youth employment in the mining sector, “more youth employment and…
Colombia’s government statistics agency said Thursday that 13% of the country’s children are involved in child labor. Colombia’s National Statistics Department (DANE) reported that approximately 1.5 million children between the…
To commemorate the “World Day Against Child Labor,” Colombia’s Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) underscored statistics that claimed the country has around one million child laborers and called for political reform. According…
President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday that more needs to be done to stop child labor in Colombia. “We will make a great effort to make sure that child labor…