AND GOOD PRACTICES
The IPEC Global Monitoring Plan will also report contributions from IPEC activities to the Programme and Budget’s operational outcome for DECLARATION – 1a.1: “Improved imple- mentation of fundamental principles and rights at work” as it concerns child labour and through the indicators 1a.1(i) on “Constituents use tools and other practical measures to implement fun- damental principles and rights at work” as it relates to IPEC.
A. Methodologies, guidelines and training material
In Chile, there has been an increase in initia- tives taken by the National Service of Minors to provide continuity of planning actions within the framework of the proposed Reg- istration System of the Worst Forms of Child Labour. The police have carried out training in different regions of the country on the detection of cases, prevention and sanction of sexual crimes against minors. Further- more the police have been involved in the organization of video-conferences coordi- nated by an NGO counterpart to improve the draft Law of Trafficking and Smuggling of Persons, which is currently being debated by the Congress.
In India, State Project Steering Committee meetings have been held in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. In addi- tion to reviewing project implementation, these meetings have also begun to initiate discussions on the broader agenda of elimi- nating child labour in the districts. At these meetings an effort was made to share the lessons and good practices emerging from the INDUS project with respect to project implementation and convergence. The Gov- ernment of Madhya Pradesh has requested the Project to provide them with the neces- sary software (guidelines, interview schedule, checklists, etc.) to conduct survey and stake- holder ownership exercises to circulate to all NCLP societies for implementation.
B. Research
Several government ministries in El Salvador have cooperated to form a National Com- mittee to Prevent Injuries in Salvadoran Children caused by fireworks. The main purpose of the Committee is to sensitize the national and local authorities and people in general about the damage that is caused by the lack of a legislation and effective regu- lation of the manufacture, trade and use of firework. The damage is not only physical but psychological and the treatment of inju- ries represents a high investment of resources for national hospitals every year. IPEC is co- financing research that is being done under the auspices of the committee on the manu- facturing, trading and use of fireworks. The aim is to identify risk factors for and recom- mendations for each area.
With support from the SIMPOC, the National Statistics Office of the Philippines is piloting tools and methodologies in researching child labour. This involves the development of a limited set of questions to be included in existing national household sample surveys and household-based linked surveys, refine- ment of the standard questionnaire on child labour, and refinement of household-based sampling methodologies for child labour surveys. The work in this area will facili- tate the availability of regular child labour data and the development of time-series data in the country, thereby allowing com- parability of child labour data over time and promoting the sustainability of child labour data collection.
C. Good practices
In Madagascar, one good practice identi- fied was the creation of a smaller subcom- mittee to help the National Committee to Fight Child Labour to become more fully functional. The subcommittee can meet frequently and can mobilize at short notice in order to handle the day-to-day responsi- bilities and special activities of the National Committee. The subcommittee has proven to be a very useful and efficient structure that has helped to dynamize the National Committee. For example, the subcommittee assumed a leadership role in planning and organizing another “Carton Rouge” (Red Card to Child Labour) event as part of the celebration of the International Day against Child Labour.
In Morocco, IPEC constituents collaborated to organize a national congress around the theme “A Morocco Worthy of its Children”. During a workshop held in conjunction with the conference, more than 100 people were trained on the economic exploitation of chil- dren. Participants presented and debated the national strategy to combat child labour, emerging good practices from pilot actions in Morocco, and the challenges that remain to be overcome. The Congress launched a process to establish a national action plan to combat child labour to be coordinated by the National Observatory for Children’s Rights for the period 2006-08.
Countries that have not yet ratified Conventions No. 138 and/or No. 182
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AFRICA
Cape Verde
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Ratified on 23.10.01Eritrea Ratified on 22.02.00
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Gabon
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Ratified on 28.03.01 Ghana✗
Ratified on 13.06.00 Guinea- Bissau✗
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Liberia✗
Ratified on 02.06.03 Sierra Leone✗
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Somalia✗
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AMERICAS Canada✗
Ratified on 6.06.00 Cuba Ratified on 07.03.75(Min. age: 15 years)
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Haiti
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Mexico
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Ratified on 30.06.00Saint Lucia
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Ratified on 06.12.00Suriname
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Ratified on 12.04.06United States
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Ratified on 02.12.99ARAB STATES
Bahrain
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Ratified on 23.03. 01Saudi Arabia