Month: July 2022 Posts

ECAM reaffirms commitment to fight child labour

Jul 08, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Employers' Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) has reaffirmed its commitment towards eliminating child labour in the country. This is according to ECAM vice president Ivy Kwatiwani who was speaking during the commemoration of World… ...

Poet calls for concerted efforts to end child labour

Jun 09, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

One of Malawi's poets, Tendai M Shaba, has called for concerted efforts if Malawi is really to win the fight against child labour. Shaba told Malawi24 that it is very worrisome that Malawi continues to… ...

Chilima going to South Africa on Friday

May 12, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima will on Friday, May 13th leave Malawi for Durban in South Africa, where he will attend the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour. According to a press statement… ...

Malawi Labour Minister Kamtukule inspects tea estates

Apr 14, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Minister of labour Vera Kamtukule has expressed satisfaction with how officials in tea estates have managed to deal with various sexual abuses and child labour issues in their work places. Kamtukule made the remarks at… ...

ECAM seeks to eliminate child labour in Malawi through ACCEL Africa Project

Mar 29, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Employers' Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) is implementing a project in Malawi which aims to fast track the elimination of child labour by withdrawing children that are in child labour, especially in the agricultural sector.… ...

ECAM takes steps to end child labour

Mar 18, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Employers' Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) has put up several measures, including development of a training manual for employers, in a bid to eliminate child labour in Malawi. This was disclosed on Tuesday 15 March,… ...

Financial sector urged to help fight child labour

Feb 25, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) has urged the country's financial service providers to join the fight against child labour. The call was made in the commercial city of Blantyre on Thursday February 22 during… ...