International Labour Organization (ILO)

Combating Child Labour Through Education and Training

Proposed Duration: September 1991 - December 2001

Objectives:

• To strengthen the capacity of public and private sector organizations to progressively eliminate child labour practices in the province of NWFP by supporting policy dialogue;

• To provide pre-vocational training opportunities to working and street children for career planning;

• To mobilize teachers to play a role in combating child labour.

Activities:

• Establishment of nine Rehabilitation and Pre-Vocational Training (RPVT) Clusters;

• 1,060 children enrolled in the NFE (find out what NFE is) Literacy Programme;

• Development of a viable model for pre-vocational training programme including training in Auto Engine repair, tailoring and domestic electric wiring;

• Provision of pre-vocational training on site at the workshops, at training institutes or at the RPVT Centers by skilled trainers;

• Sensitization of people to the issue of child labour at the policy and implementation level (including employers, parents and communities) through the media and conducting seminars;

• Development of an information kit for Teachers, Educators and their Organization, along with a teacher training manual;

• Training of twenty master trainers and 2,500 teachers on various aspects of the Teachers’ Information Kit on Child Labour;

• Development of a database on working and street children to assess the progress of the project.