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Implementation of Policy Measures Against Child Labour


Summary of Results

Results

The best Government department to lead a child labour awarenedd campaign

Income generating projects
Informing and educating all toll free lines about child labour
Commercial sexual exploitation of children
Safehouses
Pilot education programmes
Reception and care centres
National school fee policy

Education on dangers of child labour

Non-hazardous work
Hazardous work 11%
Training of home-based caregivers
Examples of problems faced by children in HIV/AIDS households
Assistance to children in HIV/AIDS households
Increased assistance to shelters rehabilitating street children
Assistance to children wishing to acquire education

How to address negative public opinion on street children

Research on scavenging children

References

Questionare on Implementating policy measures againstchild labour

All the participants 100% agreed that all relevant stakeholders (employers, potential employers, parents teachers, health educators, etc.) should be educated about the dangers of child labour in order to deal with it more appropriately.   In terms of who should be responsible for this process:

Department of Labour

28%

Depatment of Social Development

19%

CSOs

6%

Department of Health

1.3%

Many of the participants (45%) felt that more than one Department or organisation should be responsible for educating stakeholders about child labour. The groupings were as follows:


CSOs, Department of Labour,Department of Health, and Department of Social Development

24%

Did not answer

8%

CSOs and Department of Labour

4%

CSOs, Department of Labour and Department of Social Development

3%

Department of labour and Department of Social Development

1.3%

CSOs and Department of Social Development

1.3%

Department of Health and Department of Social Development

1.3%

All and Department of Education

1.3%

Department of Education and the Department of Social Development

1.3%

Most respondancts were in favour of an intersectoral approach for raising awareness about child labour involving various stakeholders and more than one Government Department.

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