International Labour Organization (ILO)

Child Labour Awareness and social mobilization program in FATA, FR and Malakand Division

Proposed Duration: 1 April 2001 - 31 March 2002

Objectives:

• To conduct a study on the extent of child labour in the mining and transport industry and in smuggling, in FATA, FR and Malakand Division and identify hazardous activities carried out by children in these areas;

• To disseminate information on the existence and conditions of child labour to government agencies in-charge of law enforcement related to child labour and propose effective strategies to combat child labour in target locations;

• To launch an awareness campaign on the issue..

Activities:

• Develop a questionnaire for the collection of data on the socio-economic and working conditions of children and their families, and train the Directorate of Labour Welfare staff in survey methodology and field-test the questionnaire/database forms;

• Develop software for the compilation and analysis of data and analyze it;

• Organize workshops for the presentation of the findings of the study to Government, NGOs, Civil Society and Donors active in target locations;

• Prepare and distribute posters and a leaflet on children’s involvement and working conditions in Urdu and Pushto languages, and also prepare information sheets on child labour in FATA, FRs and Malakand division for external distribution to Government Agencies, NGOs, Civil Society, donors and print media;

• Conduct periodic meetings to facilitate linkage between the Labour Department and civil society organizations such as NGOs and other networks.

Remarks:

This action programme while conducting baseline survey will also collect information on girl child laborers. Moreover, during the awareness raising and capacity building activities the gender perspective will invariably come up.