Education and child protection as key components of an effective strategy to address child labour

Thematic Panel

11/02/2026

11:15

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13:00

Plenary Hall

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Child labour is fuelled by structural factors such as lack of access to education and the failure of social monitoring systems. To break this cycle, the session highlights the need to create synergies between the education and child protection sectors, in particular by extending compulsory schooling, training teachers and setting up interconnected information management systems. Drawing on evidence and international feedback, discussions will aim to identify the most effective design elements for transforming these essential services into concrete bulwarks against exploitation, while promoting the sharing of good practices between different regions of the world.

Speakers

Mohamed Ait Aazizi

Mohamed Ait Aazizi

Director of Family, Child and Elderly Protection at the Ministry of Solidarity, Social Inclusion and Family Affairs

Government of Morocco

Esther Ofori Agyemang

Esther Ofori Agyemang

Head of Child Labour Unit

Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment, Ghana

Ariel Santiago Benítez Perdomo

Ariel Santiago Benítez Perdomo

Municipal Mayor of San Juan, Intibucá, Honduras

The Municipal of San Juan, Intibucá (Honduras),

Soumaila H Maiga

Soumaila H Maiga

Secretary for Training and Education, National Union of Workers of Mali

SNEC National Executive Bureau

Eric Edmonds

Eric Edmonds

Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

Ronald Ramlogan

Ronald Ramlogan

Chief Executive Officer, Employers' Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ECA)

Employers' Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ECA)

Moderators

Afrooz Kaviani Johnson

Afrooz Kaviani Johnson

Child Protection Specialist

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)