to check rising cases of child labour in the southeast region.
The stakeholders stated that results from Nigeria’s child labour and forced labour survey 2022 conducted by the International Labour Organisation released recently should not be allowed to fester. He told gender advocates, commissioners as well as Commissioners of Police in Enugu, Anambra and Ebonyi states that with the highest prevalence rate of 49.9 per cent of child labour according to the ILO report, there was a need for actionable solutions and development of a structured framework for interstate collaboration on exploitative child domestic work and broader child protection.
“By working together, sharing resources and harmonising our policies, we can create a safer and more supportive environment for all our children. Furthermore, the need for interstate collaboration cannot be overstated,” she said.