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A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2564

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2564

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Tripartism & constituent partnerships

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

The targeted users of the stated lesson learnt are the ZCTU, ZFE, implementing partners, participating CSOs, Government departments, project staff and DCLC.

challenges:

Some of the negative issues /challenges related : 1. Inadequate resources to implement training interventions on issues of child labour. 2. Unwilling farmers that resist the implementation of the project activities in their areas; 3. Lack of support in reforming labour laws by the government; and 4. Lack of regulatory enforcement by law enforcing agents.

success:

Some of the positive issues relate to: 1. ZCTU and ZFE together with DCLC conducted some visits to monitor child labour on farms; 2. ZCTU and ZFE conducted training interventions on issues of child labour, especially on WFCL; and

context:

The involvement of the employer and workers’ organizations is critical to continuous fight against child labour. These organizations help to explain policies and regulations about labour laws and the repercussions of flouting labour laws. They also randomly carry out inspections to check on farmers employing children. The preconditions to the success implementation of the above lesson learnt are: 1. Involvement of the employers’ and employees’ organizations all the stage of the project cycle. 2. Resources to conduct training interventions on issues of child labour, labour laws and policies, and monitoring; 3. Involvement of local trade union representations in the project areas not only at national level; and 4. Government support at both district and national levels.

description:

Employers and workers’ organizations constitute an essential group in combating child labour If children are working, someone is employing them. To address this issue the Project involved the umbrella bodies of the employers’ and employee’s groups (ZFE and ZCTU) to implement some activities in the project areas. This broadened the scope of sensitization and awareness campaigns to cover farmers (who employ the children) and adult workers (who work with the children), too. The two organizations provided training on occupational safety and health, hazardous works and international labour standards.

administrative_issues:

The lesson learnt stated above requires competent project staff who understand the involvement of employees and employers’ organizations in the fight against child labour. Additionally, adequate resources should be made available to the organizations. The organizations should be engaged through the project cycle.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/218765

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location:

country:

Zambia

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation