Islamabad—International Labour Organization (ILO), Pakistan would introduce a Monitoring and Referral System (MRS) as part of its efforts to combat child labour, especially its worst forms in the country.
In this regard, provincial and district labour officials will be imparted training for the establishment and implementation of the child labour MRS.
Rapid assessments, base line surveys and occupational safety and health studies were also being conducted to build the knowledge base at the federal, provincial and district levels under a project-Combating Abusive Child Labour-II, being implemented.
A senior official at ILO, Pakistan on Thursday said the project, having three main components is being executed with financial assistance of European Union (EU) and in collaboration with departments in Pakistan under National Time Bound Programme Framework (NTBP) 2008-16.
He said under the project an institutional mechanism has been developed to monitor the implementation process. Accordingly, he said, Provincial Coordination Committee on Child Labour was formed at each province and a Provincial Child Labour Unit (PCLU) was established to implement the decisions.
A coordination mechanism has also been established for these institutions at the federal, provincial and district levels to interact mutually. An institutional capacity assessment of the concerned government institutions including district governments and provincial labour departments has been conducted and following which these institutions will be supported by the project.
The official said first component is Holistic District Model which includes a blend of different interventions ranging from district policy level to direct support to the target children and their families.
Policy level interventions include development of the district education plan, establishment of child labour monitoring system, and create linkages with the social safety nets.—AP
In this regard, provincial and district labour officials will be imparted training for the establishment and implementation of the child labour MRS.
Rapid assessments, base line surveys and occupational safety and health studies were also being conducted to build the knowledge base at the federal, provincial and district levels under a project-Combating Abusive Child Labour-II, being implemented.
A senior official at ILO, Pakistan on Thursday said the project, having three main components is being executed with financial assistance of European Union (EU) and in collaboration with departments in Pakistan under National Time Bound Programme Framework (NTBP) 2008-16.
He said under the project an institutional mechanism has been developed to monitor the implementation process. Accordingly, he said, Provincial Coordination Committee on Child Labour was formed at each province and a Provincial Child Labour Unit (PCLU) was established to implement the decisions.
A coordination mechanism has also been established for these institutions at the federal, provincial and district levels to interact mutually. An institutional capacity assessment of the concerned government institutions including district governments and provincial labour departments has been conducted and following which these institutions will be supported by the project.
The official said first component is Holistic District Model which includes a blend of different interventions ranging from district policy level to direct support to the target children and their families.
Policy level interventions include development of the district education plan, establishment of child labour monitoring system, and create linkages with the social safety nets.—AP
