Elimination of the Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture

The overall objective of this action is to contribute to elimination of the worst forms of child labour (WFCL) in seasonal agriculture, with the specific objective of enhancing national and local capacity for the elimination of WFCL in seasonal agriculture as well as providing services to children at risk and their families. In order to achieve this objective, the project will work to achieve five outcomes as summarized below: • Outcome 1: Working/at-risk children are withdrawn or prevented from work in seasonal agriculture; families, employers, agriculture intermediaries and village heads abstain from or take action to combat child labour • Outcome 2: MoFLSS, workers’ and employers’ organisations, gendarmerie, NGOs take coordinated action for policy development and implementation to eliminate the WFCL • Outcome 3: Willingness among general public and target groups for eliminating child labour in seasonal agriculture is enhanced • Outcome 4: Advocacy for, formulation, planning and implementation of policies to eliminate child labour in seasonal agriculture is enhanced. • Outcome 5: Coordination and cooperation between stakeholders in areas of implementation and management of child labour interventions at national and local level is strengthened

Project symbol

TUR/20/01/EUR

Admin unit

ILO-Ankara

Start date

01/09/2020

End date

31/01/2025

Total allocation

31772062

Total expenditure

Status

Active

31506726

Development Partners

European Commission, DG for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations

Country/Countries

Türkiye

Outcomes

Outcome 1: Strong, modernized normative action for social justice