Department

The position is located in the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Branch (FUNDAMENTALof the Governance and Tripartism Department (GOVERNANC. GOVERNANCE provides advice on labour laws based on ILO conventions and recommendations, stateoftheart technical support and capacitybuilding to labour ministries and assists labour inspectorates to build capacity and develop strategies to achieve compliance with labour laws. It advocates and helps constituents to build strong and functional institutions and processes for social dialogue and to realize fundamental principles and rights at work.

The FUNDAMENTALS Branch carries out development cooperation, research, statistical and advocacy functions to assist ILO member States to respect, promote and realize Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPR, which are: freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour; the effective abolition of child labour; and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. These principles are embodied in the 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (the 1998 Declaratio, which has become one of the most widely referenced ILO instruments and provides a foundation for the ILO’s vision of decent work for all.

The Intern will support the implementation of the Durban Call to Action Information Repository. By adopting the Durban Call to Action at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, Member States committed to, inter alia:

• take measures, including genderresponsive measures, to tackle child labour, particularly its root causes, and reignite and upscale activities toward SDG target 7, recognizing the central role of public labour
• submit National Action Plans on child labour, and other relevant policies, to the ILO for presentation in a centralized repository. Member States that have not yet developed such plans are encouraged to do so. Member States are encouraged to include information on the implementation of this Call to Action and the outcome documents of previous Global Child Labour Conferences, and other efforts to combat child labour, in the reports that they submit on their ratified Conventions and under the Annual Review procedures of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work,
• take stock of progress made toward achievement of target 7 during the period from 2022 until 2025 and at the VI Global Conference on Child Labour. They are encouraged to share information on good practices to eliminate child labour based on lessons learned and evidence from national and regional initiatives.

The ILO has a specific role in implementation of the Call to Action:
“to assist in the implementation of and communication of progress related to the Call to Action, the ILO will create and host a centralized information repository that collates relevant policies, plans, efforts and achievements of Member States in meeting their commitments to achieve SDG target ”

in order to support the implementation of the Durban The ILO has created a Child Labour Framework for Action,

Learning areas

As an intern working within the Fundamentals Branch, you will gain learning about the ILO’s approach to tackling child labour, in particular the content and implementation of ILO Conventions No. 182 and No. 138, and the functioning of the ILO supervisory bodies that monitor their implementation. You will also learn about member States policies, plans and legal framework put in place to address child labour. You will also build experience working alongside the FUNDAMENTALS team and the ILO’s Child Labour Specialist.
In particular, the intern will support the project regarding research, advocacy and communication with two main roles:

Generating and validating country profiles in the Durban Call to Action Information Repository
In response to the needs expressed by various actors from governments, social partners and civil society, and in response to the mandate provided by the Durban Call to Action, the ILO is creating a database on its member States efforts to eliminate child labour.
The overall objective of this database is to contain a comprehensive set of countrybased information for all countries, on child labour and an overview of national responses against this crime. This includes information on the child labour prevalence, International and National Legal Frameworks and efforts towards enforcement, prevention, protection and remedies.
The Intern will support with the creation, review, update and validation with Member States of the country profiles on child labour, which are published in the Information Repository.

Support the implementation of the ILO Child Labour Framework for Action

As a means to further support the implementation of the Durban Call to Action, in 2023 the ILO created a Child Labour Framework for Action. The intern will assist the Child Labour Specialist in the dissemination and take up across the ILO of the framework for Action by, inter alia, liaison with ILO field offices, review of policy documents, the preparation of briefs and other communications material and support to the Secretariat of the Alliance 7, the global partnership to accelerate progress toward the achievement of SDG target

Please note that interns should expect to devote 10% to 20% of their time to administrative tasks.

Required profile

Education

Law, Social Policy, Political Science, Sociology, Development Studies, or other relevant Social Sciences disciplines

The candidate should be enrolled in their final year of graduate degree programme or should have completed such a programme no longer than 1 years ago

Experience

Knowledge or previous experience working on legal frameworks, in particular in relation to child labour, will be an asset.

Languages

Full proficiency in English is required. Knowledge of French, Spanish or Arabic will be an asset.

Competencies

Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, as well as organizational skills and attention to detail; tact, diplomacy and crosscultural communication skills; strong analytical and research skills; communication skills; excellent Microsoft Office skills; initiative and ability to work independently and as a team member.