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Query: Opening a Resource Centre to Combat Child Labour – Advice
Query:
Opening a Resource Centre to Combat Child Labour –
Advice
Compiled by Amit Kaushik and Sumeeta Banerji, Resource Persons, and Sagarika Gnanaolivu and Nupur Arora, Research Associates
4 April 2007From Faiyaz
Basha, Chand Minority Welfare Association, Kurnool, Andhra
Pradesh
Posted 1 March 2007
I have been working in the field of elimination of child labour in collaboration with the National Child Labour Programme. We aim at the complete eradication of child labour and the rehabilitation of working children, which involves mobilisation of parents and local communities to convince them to send their children to school. As part of our work, we have helped to admit child labour to NCLP schools, but we would now like to expand our activities in order to provide them greater support. We are therefore considering the establishment of a Resource Centre that will support measures to eradicate child labour in the district.
I would be grateful if members could share their experiences in this regard and offer suggestions about the following:
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The best model of Resource Centre that would be able to support activities aimed at elimination of child labour, as well as its role and activities
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The target group that we should consider reaching
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Measures by which the Resource Centre can increase awareness in the district about the harmful effects of child labour
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Approximate level of funding that may be required and possible sources of support.
Your responses will be most helpful in taking this project further,
and I would like to thank you all in advance for taking the trouble to
respond.
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Responses were received with thanks from
- Neera Burra, UNDP, New Delhi
- B. B. Panda, The Livelihood School, Eastern India Regional Centre, Ranchi
- Nikhil Raj, World Food Programme, New Delhi
- P. K. Thampan, Peekay Tree Crops Development Foundation, Kochi
- Minja Yang, UNESCO, New Delhi
- Subhadra Channa, Department of Anthropology, Delhi University, New Delhi
- Srinivas Reddy, INDUS Child Labour Project, International Labour Organization (ILO), New Delhi
- Mini Shrinivasan, Centre For Learning Resources, Pune
- Rajiv Williams, Deepalaya, New Delhi
- Jyotsna Bapat, Independent Consultant, New Delhi
- Smita Premchander, Sampark, Bangalore
- Binay Pattanayak, Technical Support Group, SSA, New Delhi (Response 1; Response 2)
- Bidisha Pillai, UNODC, New Delhi
- B. K. Lalitha, Rashtriya Seva Samithi, Bangalore
- S. Balakrishnan, Vrutti Livelihood Resource Centre-Unit of Catalyst Management Services, Bangalore
- G. Raveendran, National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector, New Delhi
- Samphe Lhalungpa, UNICEF, New Delhi
- Archana Mehendale, Independent Researcher, Bangalore
- Sumeeta Banerji, United Nations, New Delhi*
- Sarah Figge, UNDP, New Delhi*
* Offline Contributions
Summary of
Responses
Comparative
Experiences
Related Resources
Responses in Full
Responding to the request for
experiences and suggestions on opening a resource centre to eradicate
child labour, members discussed the problem, provided information on
organisations and centres working in the issue, listed ways to build
awareness and identified the target groups.
Members pointed out that child labour is a deep-rooted
socio-economic problem with many contributing factors, such as
a lack of sustainable livelihoods, adult unemployment and poor quality
education. They noted that while child labour is a human rights
violation, it cannot be eliminated if the problem is addressed in
isolation without looking into the related context. Therefore,
respondents felt the complex issue must be tackled using holistic,
multi-dimensional, locally relevant strategies dependant on the forms
of child labour.
Discussants highlighted several strategies employed by organisations and resource centres as “best practices,” which could serve as models for establishing a resource centre to combat child labour:
- Providing non-formal education opportunities for children who cannot enter mainstream education and/or have a difficult time participating in formal education - for example, the resource centre in Orissa that developed an “alternative education centre”.
- Creating bridge schools for children in grades 4-8 to help them transition between work and formal education - for example, a child labour resource centre in Andhra Pradesh organises “bridge” course camps for child workers and an NGO in Karnataka runs bridge schools for poor slum dwellers.
- Supporting initiatives helping children return to/stay in formal education.
- Providing vocational training programmes, to encourage the development of livelihood skills.
- Sensitising government officials and employers, and counselling community members, parents, and other key stakeholders on the issues related to child labour - for example, a Delhi based NGO counsels parents on child labour issues.
- Having income generation activities and microfinance services available for children and families to reduce the economic pressure on children to work - for example, in Kerala a agriculture college ran a programme allowing students from economically deprived backgrounds to work and go to school at the same time.
- Developing care and support infrastructure for working children and their families, such as crèches children of working mothers to allow children to go to school.
- Employing a participatory approach, including children and families.
One project in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu mentioned by members employed all of the above strategies to reduce the incidence of child labour in its areas of intervention.
Respondents also listed measures to increase awareness on child labour. They recommended centres to engage in policy advocacy, mobilise local communities to act as pressure groups on the system to deliver services, provide technical support to government officials and policy makers, and organise school education committees and Gram Panchayats to the campaign against child labour. Members highlighted the role The National Resource Centre on Child Labour could play in providing advisory services, disseminating information on the problems of child labour and helping create awareness on the issue. The Centre can also contribute to the development of the capabilities of individuals, groups and organisations working towards the prevention and elimination of child labour. Additionally, the Central Board for Workers Education has developed specialised training programmes for child labour and their parents to create awareness of their rights and entitlements. Respondents also mentioned a National Resource Directory containing a list of NGOs involved in combating child labour, which they felt could serve as useful reference when establishing a resource centres.
In additional, members recommended that resource centres should have a good collection of documentation containing examples of innovative ways of dealing with child labour, educational materials (e.g. skill development, vocational training, remedial education programs), economic resources (e.g. data on entrepreneurial loans and livelihood support available for families), and legal information. They emphasised the importance of a varying approach based on the specific needs of the target group – i.e. children living at home and working, homeless working children, trafficked children, etc. Additionally, resource centres need to encourage industries employing child workers to upgrade their processes (eliminating the demand for child labour) and push related Government Ministries and Departments to work together on the issue of child labour. Finally, respondents advised targeting their activities towards working children, families, schools, employers, the government and general community.
With regard to funding, it was felt that the level of funding depended on the nature and scale of the resource centre and the possible sources could be UNICEF, various bilateral organizations and the Corporate Sector.
In conclusion, discussants felt a
resource centre to combat child labour had enormous potential, but
would only succeed if it employed an integrated approach, working
together with children, families and communities.
District Has Become Free of Child
Labour (from Neera Berra, UNDP, New
Delhi)
MV Foundation has been working to eliminate child labour in Ranga
Reddy, Nalgonda, Kurnool and Adilabad districts, covering over 2,500
villages and Hyderabad. About 45,000 child workers have attended its
“Bridge Course Camps” and nearly 30,000 Education Activists mobilized
to free children from work. Because of the Foundation’s efforts and the
involvement of the Gram Panchayats, roughly 1,000 villages in Ranga
Reddy have become free of child labour. Read more.
Orissa
Community Efforts to Reduce Child
Labour (from B. B. Panda, The
Livelihood School, Eastern India Regional Centre, Ranchi)
Youth Council for Development Alternatives working as a resource centre
in over 50 villages in Boudh district and has set up alternative
education centres, organized enrolment drives and strengthened the
capacities of children and Village Education Committees to curb the
number of dropouts and combat child labour. It also helped bring 746
children into formal education system. Due to the active involvement of
the larger community, four villages have been declared child labour
free. Read more.
Karnataka
Helping Child Workers through Bridge
Schools (from B. K. Lalitha,
Rashtriya Seva Samithi, Bangalore)
Parikrama works in the field of child labour and education. It has a
programme for child rag pickers and orphans, which provides them access
to “bridge schools” and accommodation in institutions such as Sumangali
Seva Ashram. Read more.
Kerala
“Earn While You Learn” Scheme
(from P. K. Thampan, Peekay Tree Crops
Development Foundation, Kochi)
In the Rural Institute at Tavanur a scheme has been implemented where
poor students from economically weaker section in rural areas have the
opportunity to work in farming, poultry rearing, dispensing stores etc
and at the same time studies. This system has proved to be a boon for
the students, but was only sustainable for four years. Read more.
Delhi
Working to Find and Rehabilitate Child
Workers (from Rajiv Williams,
Deepalaya, New Delhi)
The NGO Deeplaya has mapped child workers in specific sectors, and
arranged for counselling sessions with parents and other stakeholders
to help reduce the number of child labour. It also works to
rehabilitate children who are runaways, homeless, abandoned or working.
Read more.
From Sumeeta Banerji, United Nations, New Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Poverty is not the only cause
of Child Labour
Sankalp, a programme of the Association for Stimulating Know how (ASK)
was initiated to reach out to the children working in the brass
industry in Moradabad city of Uttar Pradesh. The programme has realized
that the root cause for prevalence of child labor in the areas was not
just poverty but also the lack of availability of quality education in
the area. As a result, this program has been formulated on a
demonstrative basis to address the root cause of the problem of child
labor in a comprehensive manner. Read more.
Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
Project to Reduce Number of Child
Workers
The Child Workers’ Opportunities Project (CWOP) was a multi-pronged,
integrated intervention designed to reduce the number of working
children, promote school going, develop vocational skills (children age
14-18), expand opportunities, and increase family incomes. CWOP
activities resulted 75% of working children (from the baseline survey)
being enrolled in non-formal education and one-third leaving work for
school or training for skilled occupations. Read more.
Related Resources
M
Venkatarangaiya Foundation (MVF), Secunderabad (from Neera Burra, UNDP, New Delhi)
Contact: Venkat Reddy or Dr. Shantha Sinha, 201 Narayan
Apartments West Marredpall, Secunderabad
500026 Andhra Pradesh;
Tel: 91-40 2780-1320; Fax: 91- 40-
2780-8808; mvfindia@mvfindia.com;
http://www.mvfindia.in/thenon_negotiables.htm
MVF has a programme linking
universalisation of education and abolition of all forms of child
labour, has also developed a methodology for moving children
from work to school.
Youth Council for Development
Alternatives (YCDA), Orissa (from B. B.
Panda, The Livelihood School, Eastern India Regional Centre,
Ranchi)
Baunsuni, District Boudh 762015 Orissa; Tel.: 06841-228377; ycdaboudh@yahoo.co.in;
http://home.planet.nl/~vleut014/ycda/background.html
NGO working to eliminate child labour, spearheading a network
called Child Labour Action Programme which partners with NGOs
and Government agencies.
Centre on Child
Labour, V. V. Giri National Labour Institute,
Noida (from Srinivas
Reddy, INDUS Child Labour Project, International Labour
Organisation (ILO), New Delhi and from Nikhil
Raj, World Food Programme, New Delhi)
Contact: Dr. Mahaveer Jain and Dr. Helen Sekar, Sector 24 Noida 201301
Uttar Pradesh; Tel.: 91-120-2411533; vvgnli@vsnl.com; http://www.vvgnli.org/centres/nrccl.htm
Institute engaged in research, training, and education on labour
issues, the Centre supports policy makers’ efforts to eliminate child
labour and ensures active cooperation of
stakeholders.
Child Labour Division, Ministry
of Labour and Employment, New Delhi (from Srinivas Reddy, INDUS Child Labour Project,
International Labour Organisation (ILO), New Delhi and Nikhil Raj, World Food Programme, New
Delhi)
http://labour.nic.in/cwl/ChildLabour.htm
Division working on child labour issues, using National Labour
Policy on Child Labour Action Plan to implement legislation and
projects designed to address the problem.
From Srinivas Reddy, INDUS Child Labour Project, International Labour Organization (ILO), New Delhi
INDO-USDOL (INDUS) Child Labour
Project, New Delhi
ILO Sub-Regional Office for South Asia (SRO-New Delhi), India Habitat
Centre, 3rd Floor, Core 4B, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003; Tel:
91-11-24602101-02-03 ext. ext. 211 or ext. 248; Fax: 91-11-24602111; lamba@ilodel.org.in, mailto:rajan@ilodel.org.in;
http://www.ilo.org/public/english
/region/asro/newdelhi/projects/indus_cl.htm
Project jointly funded and implemented by the Ministry of
Labour, ILO and US Dept. of Labor working in 10 hazardous
sectors in 21 districts (5 states) to prevent & eliminate child
labour.
Yashwantrao
Chavan Academy of Development
Administration (YASHADA), Pune
Contact: Dr. K. S. Nair, Deputy Director-General, Raj Bhavan Complex;
Baner Road; Pune 411007 Maharashtra; Tel.: 020-25657360; http://www.yashada.org/organisation/org.htm
Functions as a resource centre on child labour, develops training
manuals and modules (in Hindi and Marthi) on child labour used for
sensitisation and capacity building of stakeholders in
different states.
National Resource Centre on Child Labour,
Central Board for Workers Education (CBWE),
Nagpur
Contact: Mr. Parameswaran, Director North Ambazari Road, Nagpur 440033
Maharashtra; Tel.: 0712-2233313; http://labour.nic.in/cbwe/main.htm
CBWE through its child labour project funds societies at the
district level so they can open schools and rehabilitation
centres for child labourers.
International Labour
Organization (ILO), Sub-Regional Office, New Delhi
India Habitat Centre, 3rd Floor, Core 4B, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003;
Tel: 91-11-24602101-02-03; Fax: 91-11-24602111; sro-delhi@ilodel.org.in; http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/newdelhi/
UN agency that has collaborated with several organizations and
Child Labour Resource Centres to develop manuals and modules on child
labour targeting key stakeholders.
Dr. M. Channa Reddy Human Resource Development
Institute (MCRHRDI), Hyderabad
Road No.25, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500033 Andhra Pradesh; Tel.:
040-23548487; Fax: 040-23548489; hrd@hrdiap.gov.in; http://www.hrdiap.gov.in/index.html
Collaborating with ILO-IPECs Andhra Pradesh Project and National
labour Institute established a State Resource Centre on Child Labour
and developed Andhra Pradesh specific training materials.
Child Rights and You (CRY), New
Delhi (from Bidisha
Pillai, UNODC, New Delhi)
Office for Global Operations- DDA Slum Wing, (Barat Ghar), Bapu Park,
Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi 110003; Tel.: 91-011-2469-3137/4790/3159;
Fax: 91-011-2463-2302; cryinfo.del@crymail.org; http://www.cry.org/whoweare/whoweare.html
Organisation partners with grassroots-level NGOs working with
children, their parents and communities on various issues including
child labour.
Deepalaya, New Delhi
(from Rajiv Williams)
46 Institutional Area, D-Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi 110058; Tel:
91-11-28520347/2263/5326; http://www.deepalaya.org/
NGO working with children in the areas of education, health, gender
equality, disabilities and provides some institutional care to runaways
and for rehabilitating former child workers.
CHILDLINE India Foundation
(CIF), Mumbai (from Jyotsna Bapat,
Independent Consultant, New Delhi)
2nd Floor, Nana Chowk Municipal School, Frere Bridge, Low Level,
Near Grant Road Station,
Mumbai 400007 Maharashtra; Tel.: 91-22- 2388 1098/41098/71098;
Fax: 91-22-2388-1098; http://www.childlineindia.org.in
Acts as nerve centre for CHILDLINE, provides networking, training,
research, advocacy etc., at the national and international level for
children in need, including child workers.
Peace Trust, Dindigul
(from S. Balakrishnan, Vrutti
Livelihood Resource Centre- Unit of Catalyst Management Services,
Bangalore)
Near Police Colony, Trichy Road, Dindigul 624005 Tamil Nadu;
Tel.: 91- 451- 2410021/43341082
peacetrust@sify.com; peacetrust@vsnl.com; http://www.peacetrust.org.in/child%20labour%2001.htm
Identifies and motivates child workers to develop an interest in
education through camps and non-formal education- subsequently
introduces children into mainstream education.
Child Rights Information
Network (CRIN), UK (from Archana
Mehendale, Independent Researcher, Bangalore)
C/O Save the Children, 1 St John's Lane, London EC1M 4AR, United
Kingdom; Tel.: 44-20-7012 6865; Fax: 44-20-7012-6952; info@crin.org; http://www.crin.org/
CRIN is a global network that disseminates information about the
Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights amongst NGOs,
United Nations agencies, etc.
From B. K. Lalitha, Rashtriya Seva Samithi, Bangalore
Parikrma Humanity Foundation,
Bangalore
1846, 3rd Main, Block 'C', Sahakaranagar, Bangalore 560092 Karnataka;
Tel.: 91-80-363- 5225/5782; Fax: 91-80-363-5781; info@parikrmafoundation.org;
http://www.parikrmafoundation.org/background.htm
Works to provide a sustainable and scalable resource centre model
for delivering quality, skilled-based education to the urban poor, has
a project working with child rag pickers.
Sumangali Seva Ashram,
Bangalore
Cholanayakanahalli, R. T. Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka 560032; Tel:
3330499; http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=191
Resource centre seeks to provide needy children (including child
workers) with a healthier childhood, pre-school and education, makes
formal and non-formal education available.
From Sumeeta Banerji, United Nations, New Delhi
Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA), Canada
200 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0G4 Canada; Tel.:
819-997-5006; info@acdi-cida.gc.ca;
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/REN-218125535-PZX
Using a rights-based approach, CIDA works to protect children's
rights through its Action Plan on Child Protection, helping child
labourers is one of its priorities areas.
Association for Stimulating Know how
(ASK), Gurgaon
Contact: Khilesh Chaturvedi , V - 30/3, DLF Phase III Gurgaon 122002
Haryana; Tel.: 0091-124-4060353/4; Fax: 0091-124-4060355; askindia@ndf.vsnl.net.in, khilesh@askindia.org; http://askindia.org/service_sankalp.asp.html
Sankalp Unit runs a program addressing the roots of child labor in
a comprehensive manner, it uses innovative multi-pronged approach to
wean children from work and mainstream them into education.
United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF), New Delhi (from Samphe Lhalungpa and Nikhil Raj, World Food Programme, New
Delhi)
73 Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003 http://www.unicef.org/india/child_protection.html
Child Protection Programme focuses mainly on three areas of
intervention: child labour, child trafficking, and children in
difficult circumstances, and ensuring access to education.
Kelappaji College of
Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Tavanur (from P. K. Thampan, Peekay Tree Crops Development
Foundation, Kochi)
Tavanur, Malappuram 679573 Kerala; Tel.: 0494-2686009/214; kcaet@dataone.in; http://www.kau.edu/kcaettavanur.htm
Previously a “Rural Institution” now an agricultural college,
implemented an “Earn-While-You-Learn Scheme” to help poor students
attend school and at the same time work.
From Sagarika Gnanaolivu, Research Associate
Child Workers in Asia,
Thailand
120/16 Soi Sukhumvit 23, Klongtoey-Nua, Wattana Bangkok 10110 Thailand;
Tel: 662-662-3866-8; Fax: 662-261-2339; cwanet@csloxinfo.com; http://www.cwa.tnet.co.th/about-cwa.html
Facilitates sharing of expertise and experiences between NGOs and
collaborates with other organizations to jointly respond to the
exploitation of working children in the region.
Butterflies, New
Delhi
U-4, Green Park Ext., New Delhi 110016;
butterflies@vsnl.com; http://www.butterflieschildrights.org/
Butterflies has been providing alternative education and shelters
for street and working children who have either no motivation or access
to schools.
Recommended Documentation
CHILDLINE National Resource
Directory (from Jyotsna Bapat,
Independent Consultant, New Delhi)
CHILDLINE India Foundation and PLAN International
To avail of a copy contact Childline at Tel: 022-23881098/41098
Directory published in four volumes lists all the organisations,
mostly NGOs, across the country in cities and by the types of services
they offer.
From Binay Pattanayak, Technical Support Group, SSA, New Delhi (response 1)
Folk High
Schools
Ministry of Science Technology and Information, Denmark
http://www.workindenmark.dk/Folk_high_leisure
Note on Folk High Schools use “non-formal education” approach,
focusing on individual student’s development and general education, to
help working children receive an education.
Anton Makarenko
(1888-1939)
By G.N. Filonov; UNESCO: International Bureau of Education; 2000
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/publications/ThinkersPdf/makarene.pdf
(Size: 37.9 KB)
Article on Makarenkos educational philosophy and theory in Soviet
Russia, includes discussion on Gorky colony school approach to
educating children.
The Case for School Choice:
Denmark
The Fraser Institute; September 1999
http://oldfraser.lexi.net/publications/.....
Note on one type of Danish progressive schools that emphasize group
work and individual responsibility.
United Nations System in India:
Initiatives for Child Labour Prevention, Elimination and Rehabilitation
1998-2003 (from Neera Burra, UNDP,
New Delhi)
By Bupinder Zutshi; United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on Child
Labour (IAWG-CL); June 2004
http://www.isca.org.in/reports/3.pdf
(Size: 2.1 MB)
Report on IAWG-CL efforts over 5 years, included profiles of
partner organizations working on child labour issues, MV Foundation’s
excellent work as a resource centre highlighted.
The End of Child Labour: Within
Reach (from Sarah
Figge, UNDP, New Delhi)*
International Labour Organization Office, Geneva; 2006
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/declaris/..... (Size: 1.1 MB)
Report outlines the child labour situation globally and lays outs
specific steps for eliminating child labour.
From Sumeeta Banerji, Resource Person
The Child Labour (Prohibition
and Regulation) Act, 1986 and Rules (Act No. 61 of 1986)
Ministry of Labour, Government of India; December 23, 1986
http://labour.nic.in/cwl/ChildLabour.htm
Act outlines the occupations and processes where child labour is
prohibited in India, and the specific regulations governing child
labour.
The UN System in India:
Position Paper on Child Labour
United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on Child Labour (IAWG-CL);
August 2000
http://www.un.org.in/iawg-cl.pdf
(Size: 2.6 MB)
IAWG-CL (composed of 8 agencies) formed to find complementary and
coordinated approaches to the elimination of child labour among the
UN-supported programmes in India.
From Amit Kaushik, Resource Person
A Decade of ILO-India
Partnerships: Towards a Future without Child Labour
(1992-2002)
International Labour Organization; 2004
Click
here to read (Size: 979 KB)
Publication presents a review of the substantial number of
international programmes designed to eliminate child labour carried out
from 1992 to 2002 in India.
International Programme on the
Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) Action Against Child Labour
2002-2003 - Progress and Future Priorities
International Labour Organization; 2004
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/gb/docs/gb289/pdf/tc-4-ax1.pdf
(Size: 583 KB)
Report covers both the 2002-3 results of the IPEC and the
Programme’s major actions against child labour.
Child Labour and
India
Embassy of India, Washington, DC
http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/Child_Labor/childlabor.htm
Document provides an overview of the issue of child labour and
policy initiatives in India.
Elementary Education and Child
Labour in India
By Gerard Oonk; India Committee in the Netherlands; July 1998
Click
here to read (Size: 154 KB)
Paper explores the relation between elementary education and the
phenomenon of child labour in India.
Convention on the Rights of the
Child (CRC)
United Nations General Assembly; 1990
http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/pdf/crc.pdf
(Size: 112 KB)
International Convention contains several "foundation principles"
including non-discrimination, best interests of the child, right to
survival and development.
Recommended Contacts and Experts
From Sumeeta Banerji, United Nations, New Delhi
Girish Godbole, Country
Director-India, Save the Children Canada (SCC)
4141 Yonge Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON, M2P 2A8, Canada; Tel:
416-221-5501; Fax: 416-221-8214; sccan@savethechildren.ca
Recommended for experience working on child labour issues in India,
as former Head of SCC’s Field Office which implemented the Child
Workers’ Opportunities Project.
Ramesh Awasthi, Trustee and
Co-Convenor, Masum
41 Kubera Bihar, D-1, Gadital, Hadapsar, Pune 411028 Maharashtra; Tel.:
020-26875058; masum@vsnl.com
Recommended for experience monitoring child labour projects,
especially as external monitor for SCC’s Child Workers’ Opportunities
Project.
Kim Kerr,
Acting Deputy Director Programs, Save the Children Canada
(SCC)
4141 Yonge Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON, M2P 2A8, Canada; Tel:
416-221-5501; Fax: 416-221-8214; sccan@savethechildren.ca
Recommended for experience working on child labour issues, and
specially work as a Project Officer on SCC’s Child Workers’
Opportunities Project.
Recommended Portals and Websites
From Sarah Figge, UNDP, New Delhi*
Global March Against Child
Labour
http://www.globalmarch.org/resourcecentre/index.php
Portal provides with links to a range of resources on child labour
including reports and articles from across the world.
Recommended Upcoming Event
World Day Against Child Labour
(WDACL), June 2007
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/ipec/wdacl/2006/index.htm
Day observed worldwide around June 12th every year, intended to
serve as a catalyst and awareness building event for worldwide
movements against child labour.
Related Past Consolidated Reply
Coverage of Child Labour Families in BPL List
, from Srinivas Reddy,
ILO-IPEC INDUS Child Labour Project, ILO, New Delhi
(Experiences). Work and Employment Community. Issued 14 June
2006
Provides examples, lists processes, studies and methodology of
participatory projects and methods which identify the poor
effectively.
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