ILO to conduct workshop in Syria on child labour standard operating procedures
The aim of the workshop is to reduce the worst forms of child labour the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs).
The ILO, in collaboration with the UNCHR, will hold a five-day training workshop for child protection case managers and coordinators on the standard operating procedures to combat child labour in Syria.
The aim of the workshop is to reduce the worst forms of child labour by:
The sessions will introduce the issue of child labour by addressing child labour during times of crisis, the negative causes and consequences of child labour, as well as international agreements and national laws that work to reduce child labour. The introduction will also aim to enhance the capacity of participants on the worst forms of child labour, the rehabilitation of working children, and children’s reintegration into society.
The second part of the workshop will work to propose standard operating procedures for child labour, with a specialised focus on children hazardous work. Participants will look at examples and publications used by associations that serve this age group. The final part of the workshop will train participants to draft a staged map to remove children from work and hazardous work and transition them towards rehabilitation and reintegration. The draft will include identification of the characteristics at each stage, and the relevant stakeholders concerned.
The workshop will be based on visual aids and an ILO training manual distributed to all participants. Workshop sessions will employ active and participatory training methods and techniques that focus on participant interaction, dialogue, as well as the exchange of ideas and experiences. The worksop will also provide an opportunity for attendees to share their work concerns, role play, brainstorm and participate in various group activities and exercises related to SOP implementation.
At the end of the training, participants are expected to be able to:
The aim of the workshop is to reduce the worst forms of child labour by:
- Proposing standard and applicable procedures for associations;
- integrating the specificities of child labour into existing procedures;
- suggesting a plan of action that outlines the stages which exclude children from worst forms of child labour (including hazardous work); and
- identifying the roles of stakeholders at each stage.
The sessions will introduce the issue of child labour by addressing child labour during times of crisis, the negative causes and consequences of child labour, as well as international agreements and national laws that work to reduce child labour. The introduction will also aim to enhance the capacity of participants on the worst forms of child labour, the rehabilitation of working children, and children’s reintegration into society.
The second part of the workshop will work to propose standard operating procedures for child labour, with a specialised focus on children hazardous work. Participants will look at examples and publications used by associations that serve this age group. The final part of the workshop will train participants to draft a staged map to remove children from work and hazardous work and transition them towards rehabilitation and reintegration. The draft will include identification of the characteristics at each stage, and the relevant stakeholders concerned.
The workshop will be based on visual aids and an ILO training manual distributed to all participants. Workshop sessions will employ active and participatory training methods and techniques that focus on participant interaction, dialogue, as well as the exchange of ideas and experiences. The worksop will also provide an opportunity for attendees to share their work concerns, role play, brainstorm and participate in various group activities and exercises related to SOP implementation.
At the end of the training, participants are expected to be able to:
- Commit to implementing the procedures for the rehabilitation and reintegration of the working children in their centres;
- train all members of their centres on these procedures; and
- draft a map showing the stages of the removal of children from work, hazardous work and the worst forms to rehabilitation and reintegration with the identification of the characteristics of each stage and those concerned.