Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 2004, publiée 93ème session CIT (2005)

Labour inspection and child labour. The Committee notes with interest the activities carried out in the context of the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour. It notes in particular the establishment of a National Committee for the Elimination of Child Labour and the formulation of a National Plan based on: the collection of information; the adaptation of the legislation; education; the creation of productive alternatives for the parents of working children; support; awareness-raising; and the determination of a list of the worst forms of child labour. The Committee also notes the implementation of a programme of which the objective is the elimination within a decade of the worst forms of child labour. The general strategy of this programme is to provide education to the children concerned, support the families of working children to improve their capacities and promote the creation of micro-enterprises with a view to improving the income of the families of these children so that they do not have to have recourse to the work of children for survival. The Committee would therefore be grateful if the Government would provide detailed information on the role assigned to labour inspectors in the strategy to combat child labour and if it would provide statistics on the results of the inspection activities carried out in this area.

The Committee is addressing a request directly to the Government on other matters.