OSH approach for child labour in the footwear industry
Manual on training of trainers on occupational safety and health approach for child labour in the footwear industry.
The trainer's training manual is a contribution of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Centre of the Philippines to the worldwide effort to implement ILO Convention No. 182 of the Worst Forms of Child Labour. The footwear industry has been included in the list of hazardous work to the health and safety of children.
The manual underscores the important role played by advocacy - the trainers who were drawn from the community themselves are also effective speakers in the fights against child labour. The study shows that the OSH approach such as emphasizing the harmful effects of child labour on the normal physical development of a child - could be an effective tool in convincing a community to exert its utmost efforts to address this problem.