International Labour Organization (ILO)

Awareness Raising on the Elimination of Child Labour in Interior Sindh (in collaboration with the All Pakistan Federation of Labour and the Sindh local Administration)

Proposed Duration: 1 April 2001 - 31 July 2001

Objectives:

• To sensitize and make the communities in rural and urban Sindh aware about the worst form of child labour and to assist those communities find acceptable alternatives to child labour.

Activities:

• Hold six one-day seminars in Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Mithi, Nawabshah, Sukkur and Larkana with 50-100 participants each;

• Prepare and disseminate material on the issue of forms and hazards of child Labour, and organize groups to look for alternatives to child labour and initiate discussions on redefining the responsibilities of each family member;

• Assist in redistribution of work on the family's enterprise or farm, to protect children from health hazards resulting from excessive exertion, and encourage parents to send children to school at least upto the primary level;

• Develop linkages between communities, local union members and key child labour actors including landlords/employers, and identify 300 focal persons who can play a vital role in the fight against worst forms of child labour in those communities;

• Organize a 3-day Provincial Conference in Karachi for selected participants and focal points from six selected locations, and consolidate observations and results of the series of seminars undertaken in Interior Sindh and disseminating the results;

• Develop a better understanding of the differences in the rural and urban situation of child labour with specific focus on the rural areas, and enhance participation of urban stakeholders/actors in rural activities to bridge disparities and communication gaps;

Remarks:

This action programme does not have an overtly defined female target group. However, in over all awareness raising campaign emphasis would be given to target local women and girls.