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
Director of Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Lilian Ibengwe
Principal Fisheries Manager
Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries of the United Republic of Tanzania
