Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labour among Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Lebanon

The ILO is using in its implementation of the CL projects a comprehensive and multi-sectoral approach, at the upstream and the down-stream levels. Building on the achievements and current on-going projects, and the experience and the lessons learnt, as well as the surveys and the tools and training guides the ILO developed for the training in the field of CL, the current project funded by Norway, will complement in some areas the current DANIDA Project. The project life is 12 wm and has three components: 1) Capacity building: It aims at supporting and enhancing the capacities of the key government institutions that play essential role in eliminating the WFC in Lebanon, especially working on the streets, in Agriculture, and small establishments and in the services sector. ILO main partner is the MOL represented in the Child Labour Unit in MOL, the CL unit in Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, which will be established with the DANIDA Project RAB/15/01/DAN funds; and the Farmers Union. Main beneficiaries will be staff of CL Unit of MOL, internal security forces and municipal policy, general security, members of farmers’ Union in Beqaa, South and North Lebanon, and social workers. 2) Direct services: Direct educational, psychosocial, nutritional services and livelihood opportunities. The beneficiaries will be two major rehabilitation centres for working street children (boys and girls from 515 years). One in Kahale-Mount Lebanon and the other in Ouzai area in the Southern Suburb of Beirut. The third to be established in Nabbattiye, South Lebanon. 3) Advocacy: Awareness raising campaigns, and sensitization of policy makers, municipal authorities, employers, media and intermediaries using children. ILO SCREAM Programme will be used, and awareness raising material will be disseminated at large.

Project symbol

LBN/16/01/NOR

Admin unit

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

Start date

01/10/2016

End date

30/04/2018

Total allocation

715733

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

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Development Partners

Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Lebanon

Outcomes

Protection of workers from unacceptable forms of work