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

Ariel Santiago Benítez Perdomo
Municipal Mayor of San Juan, Intibucá, Honduras
The Municipal of San Juan, Intibucá (Honduras),

Soumaila H Maiga
Secretary for Training and Education, National Union of Workers of Mali
SNEC National Executive Bureau

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


