“We shouldn’t wait for development to end child labour. On the contrary, ending child labour is key to sustainable development”— ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa, Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon.

With 92 million girls and boys in child labour —one in five children— Africa is the most affected region in the world. Eliminating child labour worldwide will not be achieved without a breakthrough here. This is not justifiable. Children have the right not to work. Children trapped in child labour today are the unskilled labour force of tomorrow. Ending child labour is key to sustainable development. Urgent measures to end child labour should be viewed as an investment for the future.” lhttps://punchng.com/world-day-against-child-labour-eliminating-trend-in-africa/

With the above in mind, Intelligence Transfer Centre (ITC) have organized the 9th Annual Shop Steward Pan African Conference, taking place from 24 to 25 August 2022 at Indaba Hotel, Fourways, Johannesburg. The conference main focus is on benchmarking the role of the Shop Steward Standards across Africa.

Key Strategies and topics that will be discussed include: Comparison of effective Alternative Dispute Resolutions that can be used as dispute prevention and resolution systems in the workplace, putting in place labour policies that can be implemented during a countrywide crisis, ensuring favourable Employee Relations through social transformation, developing effective workplace protocols that provide support to employees to encourage employee wellness, calling for the elimination of child labour across Africa just to mention a few.

Some speaker organisations include: SAFARICOM LTD, TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF NAMIBIA

MINISTRY OF LABOUR KENYA, SIEMENS ENERGY, MALAWI MINISTRY OF LABOUR, SOUTH AFRICAN POLICING UNION, SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL, THE NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME AUTHORITY, PUBLIC SERVICES WORKERS' UNION OF TUC (GHANA) just to mention a few.

To register for the conference contact Amrita on 0113262501, email amrita@intelligencetransferc.co.za or visit www.intelligencetransferc.co.za

Venue: Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg

Date: 24 & 25 August 2022