International Labour Organization (ILO)

Combating abusive child labour through prevention, withdrawal and rehabilitation

Proposed Duration: 1 January 1999 - 31 August 2002

Objectives:

• To reduce the number of children in identified sectors of the labour market through improved quality of labour inspectors and more effective law implementation;

• To permanently integrate 18 CEA (Community Education & Action) Centers into Pakistan Bait-ul Mal’s NCRCL System.

Activities:

• Identification and selection of sectors where incidence of child labour is high, and also preparation and finalization of training modules and inspection manuals;

• Testing and gathering experiences on smaller scale implementation, identification of Labour Inspectors, preparation of an action plan and monitoring mechanism for a focused prevention drive;

• Participating in awareness raising initiatives with the CEA Centre and social partners, evaluation of results, improvement of prevention strategy through refresher trainings and exchange of experiences;

• Preparation and implementation of in-service teacher and counselor training;

• Provision of curriculum, textbooks and teaching aids to teachers and organize and maintain health screening on regular basis by PBM Mobile Dispensaries;

• Organize regular discussions with parents, employers, community leaders and local NGOs on the issue of child labour, the CEA centers and other means of action to combat child labour;

• Produce and distribute awareness-raising materials.

Remarks:

Although the project does not directly deal with issues relating to girls/women, even then special emphasis has been made throughout the project to ensure a reasonable participation of females in all the activities.