Tackle child labour through education: moving children from work to school in 11 countries
This document is a brief description of the tackle project lauched by the ILO and European Community. The project has been developed in the context of a strategic partnership signed in 2004 between the ILO and the EC aimed at reinforcing their joint efforts to reduce poverty and improve labour conditions in developing countries.
The project is aimed at tackling child labour through education in 11 countries across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). The countries concerned are: Angola, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zambia, Guyana, Jamaica, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
The document states that the 11 countries involved in project are all at different stages in the development of legal frameworks on child labour and education. The project combines work aimed at assessing and improving the legislative environment with activities to help ensure effective implementation systems and measures for children.
The overall goal of the partnership is to accelerate the fight against poverty and work towards the achievement of the MDGs. It particularly seeks to:
- help reduce poverty by providing access to basic education and skills training for disadvantaged children and youth
- strengthen the capacity of national and local authorities in the formulation, implementation and enforcement of policies to tackle child labour in coordination with social partners and civil society.
