Transforming fisheries and aquaculture: new tools to eliminate child labour

Side Events

11/02/2026

17:00

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19:00

This panel session will explore the dynamics in fisheries and aquaculture that drive the perpetuation of child labour in the sector, as well as solutions to address the fisheries and aquaculture management, economic, and socio-cultural drivers of child labour in the sector. It will draw on the guidance contained in the new ILO-FAO Policy Guidance on the Elimination of Child Labour in Fisheries and Aquaculture.

       

Speakers

Benjamin Davis

Benjamin Davis

Director of Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Lilian Ibengwe

Lilian Ibengwe

Principal Fisheries Manager

Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries of the United Republic of Tanzania

Moderators

Benjamin Smith

Benjamin Smith

Senior Officer on Senior Child Labour

International Labour Organisation (ILO)