Numerous children continue to be deprived of the joys of childhood while also missing out on an education that could help them improve their lot later in life. Ask the country’s prime minister, though ...

Vientiane/Bangkok – ILO News – Preliminary results of an ILO-supported survey released by the Government of the Lao PDR have found that a large proportion of young Lao migrants have lost contact with ...

The high-speed train streaks above bright green rice fields and zips through tunnels in mountains of rural Laos. It cuts what is normally a days-long journey by car from Yunnan province in southern ...

VIENTIANE: The Lao government and development partners have launched a new phase of a joint programme aimed at strengthening reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services ...

Poverty is driving numerous children in the communist nation of Laos to drop out of school and start working full time to help their families, according to experts and media reports. Although the ...

Child labor remains widespread in Laos, particularly in ethnic minority communities in rural areas where minors forego schooling to perform agricultural work or stay at home taking care of younger ...

A delegation from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has presented documents ratifying two important Conventions for ending child labour to the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ...

Save the Children International seeks to ensure that children’s rights to education, health and nutrition, protection, and participation are fulfilled at all times, including during disasters ...