Month: May 2024 Posts

Poverty fueling child labour in Malawi – ECAM

May 30, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Players in the labour and employment industry say poverty, induced by the escalating economic crisis in Malawi and Africa at large, is playing a significant role in the surge in child labour cases.  This was… ...

ILO, TUM launches K67.6 million scholastic materials  donation project in Schools

Apr 18, 2024 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in collaboration with the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM), has launched a K67.6 million distribution of teaching and learning materials in Ntchisi district to help fight child labour. The project… ...

2.1 million children engaged in child labour in Malawi

Sep 04, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

Ministry of Labour says 2.1 million children aged between 5 to 17 are involved in child labour in Malawi. This was disclosed during the inauguration ceremony of a project called Joining Forces for Africa: Acting… ...

NyaLonje says child labour is on the increase in Malawi

Jul 14, 2023 Synd Kalimbuka 0 &

Minister of Labour Agnes NyaLonje says there is an increase in the number of children aged 15 and below who are used as labourers in the country. NyaLonje made the remarks during commemoration of the… ...

219 minors rescued from child labour

May 01, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

At least 219 children whose ages range from 5 to 17 have been withdrawn from tobacco and coffee plantations in the area of Senior Chief Vuso Jere in Ntchisi District. Disclosing this in an interview,… ...

Malawi making positive strides in elimination of child labour

Mar 24, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Ministry of Labour says the Malawi Government in partnership with Employers Association of Malawi (ECAM) and International Labour Organisation is making positive strides in eliminating child labour in the country. This was disclosed in Lilongwe… ...

ECAM trains employers on child labour elimination

Aug 15, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Chirwa Employers' Association of Malawi (ECAM)  has trained employers from private sector on issues of child labour, mainly on how the employers can help in  combating child labour. The Employers who have been trained are… ...