Labour Court Symposium to focus on elimination of child labour

ELRC Symposium to focus on elimination of child labour The Employment of Labour Relations Court (ELRC) held a meeting which brought together stakeholder to plan the upcoming Employment and Labour Relations Annual Symposium and Exhibition (ELRASE -3), 2025. The event to be held in September will focus on the international labour standards on prohibition and elimination of child labour including the worst forms of child labour. During the symposium and exhibition, different sector players will hold conversations to share experiences, best practices and deliberate on manifestations of child labour and worst forms of child labour to come up with strategies and actions for the best interest of children. “We seek to bring together stakeholders to discuss how to protect the children and remove them from exploitation for without social dialogue there can never be social justice. We will also talk about advancement in technology and how it is affecting the protection of children,” said Justice Byram Ongaya, Principal Judge of ERLC. Some of the worst forms of child labour include child prostitution, trafficking and servitude, while modern day challenges may consist of online child solicitation and pornography. ELRASE is a continuing initiative by the Court to bring the Court Users and the public together towards entrenching conversations about justice in the area of employment and labour relations.