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In a bid to enhance institutional mechanisms for the prevention of child labour in the livestock and fisheries sectors, a series of five, one-day workshops were held this month in mainland Tanzania (Dar es Salaam, 6-8 March 2013) and Zanzibar (Maruhubi, 11-12 March 2013). The workshops were jointly organized by...

More than two years after the Tunisian revolution, difficult social and economic pressures continue to have serious effects on the food and livelihood security of Tunisia’s population. Unemployment is a key challenge in rural areas – especially in the north-west of the country – with youth and women facing far...

A nivel mundial, alrededor del 60 por ciento de los niños, niñas y adolescentes trabajadores están empleados en el sector agrícola, uno de los sectores más peligrosos en términos de muertes, accidentes y enfermedades profesionales. La ganadería representa un subsector importante de la agricultura, pues representa el 40 por ciento...