What we do
Addressing the root causes of child labour in agriculture with an integrated approach.
The Action Group on Agriculture (AGA) works to accelerate the elimination of child labour in agriculture, including crop production, livestock farming, fishing and aquaculture, and forestry, with a focus on family farming and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) provides the secretariat for the Action Group on Agriculture, in close coordination with the members of the International Partnership for Cooperation on Child Labour in Agriculture (IPCCLA).
PRIORITIES
Thematic area 1. Policy Support and Capacity Development
Outcome: Strengthened capacity of pathfinder countries to develop and implement integrated policy and programmes to address the root causes of child labour in agriculture, including crop production, livestock, fisheries, aquaculture, and forestry, with special attention to family and subsistence systems.
Thematic area 2. Knowledge Generation and Dissemination
Outcome: Pathfinder countries and Alliance 8.7 members have increased access to practical knowledge, tools, and resources to better understand and address the root causes of child labour in agriculture and its sub-sectors.
Thematic area 3. Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration
Outcome: Enhanced engagement of agrifood systems stakeholders in national and global advocacy efforts, including in national roadmaps fostering stronger multi-stakeholder collaboration.
RESOURCES
Webpages
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IPCCLA webpage: https://www.fao.org/rural-employment/partnerships/IPCCLA/en
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FAO corporate webpage on child labour in agriculture:
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ILO corporate webpage on child labour in agriculture: https://www.ilo.org/child-labour-agriculture
Resources compendium
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FAO resources toolkit:
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FAO-ILO e-learning course series “End Child Labour in Agriculture”: https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=1021 (all courses are available in English, French and Spanish)
Key Publications
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ILO and FAO. 2025. Policy guidance on eliminating child labour in fisheries and aquaculture. Geneva, ILO, Rome, FAO. https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cd7133en
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Genthon, A., Pastorelli, F., Lee, M. & Keller, L. 2026. Working together to end child labour in agriculture – A handbook on cross-sectoral collaboration for agrifood and labour actors. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd8271en
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Krogh-Poulsen, B., Genthon, A., Lee, M. & Pastorelli, F. 2026. Child labour risk assessment tool for investment programmes in agriculture. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd8196en
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FAO. 2022. Report of the Global Solutions Forum – Acting together to end child labour in agriculture. Concrete experiences and successful practices shared on 2–3 November 2021. Rome; and thematic and geographical background papers: https://www.fao.org/childlabouragriculture/global-solutions-forum/en
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Global March’s Call to Action to implement Child Labour Free Zones (CLFZs). https://globalmarch.org/publication/call-to-action-to-implement-child-labour-free-zones-clfzs/
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Global March. 2024. Strengthening Area Based Approach to Address Child Labour. New Delhi. https://globalmarch.org/publication/aba-technical-document/