Through the Urban Informal Economy (UIE) project, ILO is helping Bangladesh to eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) in the country. This is a national Time Bound Programme (TBP) which was developed following the ratification of ILO Convention No. 182 on the Elimination of the WFCL by Bangladesh in 2001.
The UIE project succeeded an ILO pilot project which began in 2001. The pilot project focused on building a knowledge base on the sectors and actors in the urban informal economy and on testing strategies and models for validity and cost-effectiveness. The UIE project commenced in January 2007 and its current phase will be completed in December 2011. The UIE project, being implemented in Dhaka Metropolitan, is funded by the Government of Netherlands.
This project will raise knowledge on child labour in the urban informal economy. Approximately 48,000 children will be protected from hazardous work and their workplaces will be free from hazardous child labour. Approximately 26,000 relatively young children will be prepared for formal primary/secondary education. Another 10,000 relatively older children will be prepared for and placed in decent employment arrangements. About 28,000 guardians/household members, and approximately 4,000 employers will improve their social and economic security.
The capacity of national and municipal stakeholders is also being increased at the conceptual, institutional and implementation levels.
For more information please contact
Sophea Mar
Chief Technical Adviser
House # 8/A KA (6th floor), Road # 13, Dhanmondi R/A
Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh
Telephone: 00 882 912 77 66 (Office), 00 88 01741 680 201 (Mobile)
Fax: 00 882 811 42 11
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