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March 2010
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Cumplir para construir
01 March 2010
The ILO Project “Verification of the implementation of the White Paper recommendations in Central America and Dominican Republic” aims at strengthening the capacities of national and local labor administration institutions, through the provision of technical assistance to planning, improvement of information systems and training of labor inspectors and other key law enforcement personnel.
August 2009
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Dominican Republic – Social dialogue: IPEC and workers cooperation in sustainable action against child labour
07 August 2009
Before the launch in 2002 of the Dominican Republic National Time Bound Programme supported by the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), school attendance would drop by 50% during the four months children went to work in the fields in Azua province which produces around two-thirds of the country’s tomatoes production. With 75% of the population living in poverty, the province is a top priority for national social policy.