Employers' Organization Action against Child Labour

The ACT/EMP programme, “Employer Organization Action against Child Labour”, aims at strengthening the capacity and participation of employers’ organizations and their member enterprises in national and sectoral efforts aimed at combating child labour, and particularly its worst forms. The specific sectors to be targeted in this programme, in line with joint policy document, are the agricultural, fishing, mining and quarrying sectors, with special focus on the first levels of the production chain. The programme is implemented on the national and international levels through a two-pronged strategy. On a national level, the employers'/partner organizations first select a specific sector/s that is relevant for their member enterprises and where child labour is presumed to be prevalent. Studies to assess the child labour situation are then usually undertaken, after which strategies and action plans are developed that respond to local needs and capacities. The action plans may include awareness-raising campaigns, the production of information, training and advocacy materials, the adoption/implementation of policies, codes, agreements, the setting up of local monitoring systems and collaboration between the social partners and other key stakeholders. On interregional level, the programme conducts activities aimed directly at strengthening the capacity of EOs and reinforcing the impact and sustainability of their national action programmes. These activities include the facilitation of an EO’s learning network on child labour, training of the child labour focal points, development of new (and adaptation of existing) child labour materials, design of specific ACT/EMP web pages on child labour, and the organization of interregional and sub-regional workshops to exchange experiences, share good practices and lessons learned and further build the capacity of employers.

Project symbol

INT/06/55/NOR

Admin unit

ACT/EMP

Start date

01/06/2006

End date

31/03/2009

Total allocation

1208481

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

1208481

Development Partners

Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Global

Outcomes

Child Labour