Two Mayan communities in Belize reap benefits from ILO’s Programme (Port of Spain - ILO News)
The Programme is being implemented by the National Committee for Families and Children (NCFC), with the assistance of the ILO Subregional Office for the Caribbean.
13 October 2005
Two Mayan communities, The Dump/Big Falls and San Antonio, in the Toledo District of Belize are already reaping the benefits of activities carried out by the ILO’s pilot Action Programme on Child Labour. The Programme is being implemented by the National Committee for Families and Children (NCFC), with the assistance of the ILO Subregional Office for the Caribbean.
In both communities, where over 50% of the children are estimated to be involved in child labour, between 60-70 children are now being provided with uniforms, books and opportunities to continue their education full-time. A recent visit to the communities by Leslie Bowrin, ILO’s Regional Child Labour Project Manager, Ms. Judith Alpuche, Executive Director of the NCFC and Mr. Adelfino Vasquez, Labour Officer of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Defence, Belize, provided the opportunity to receive valuable feedback from the elders, parents and children on the activities carried out by the Programme.
In both communities, where over 50% of the children are estimated to be involved in child labour, between 60-70 children are now being provided with uniforms, books and opportunities to continue their education full-time. A recent visit to the communities by Leslie Bowrin, ILO’s Regional Child Labour Project Manager, Ms. Judith Alpuche, Executive Director of the NCFC and Mr. Adelfino Vasquez, Labour Officer of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Defence, Belize, provided the opportunity to receive valuable feedback from the elders, parents and children on the activities carried out by the Programme.