By Chisomo Phiri
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima today Friday May 13, 2022 will fly-off for Durban, South Africa, where he is expected to represent the Head of State Lazarus Chakwera at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour.
According a statement signed by Director of Communications and Public Relations in the Office of the Vice-President Pilirani Phiri, the conference is scheduled for Sunday May 15, 2022 to Friday, May 20, 2022.
The statement says Chilima is expected to deliver a statement on behalf of President Chakwera during the opening of the conference on Sunday May 15, 2022.
The conference is said to have been organized against the backdrop of concerns raised by a 2021 global report on child labour which shows that the number of children involved in child labour has risen to 160 million worldwide, representing an increase of 8.4 million children since 2017.
The statement further states that the conference will, therefore, seek to identify good practices and viable solutions to reinforce commitment of all stakeholder groups to accelerate the fight against the vice in line with Sustainable Development Goals.
The Vice-President will return home on Tuesday May 17, 2022.
On April 21,2022, Chilima also traveled to USA where he represented his boss Chakwera at the 2022 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) meeting from April 25 to April 28, 2022.
The meeting was about the UN delegates discussing ways of fostering development in least developed countries.
