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Combating child labour through education and training in Pakistan AND Support to the Time-Bound Programme on the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Pakistan - Joint Final Evaluation

eval_number:

979

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/979

good_practices:

replication:

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cause_effect:

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themes:

theme:

Child labour

category:

Child labour, forced labour, human trafficking and slavery

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context:

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description:

Extending pre-vocational and vocational training to working children and to mothers to provide income alternatives to child labour is a good practice. Officially, skills training programmes in Pakistan require at least eight years of formal education, such that only older children (12-17) and adults are eligible. The project has successfully overcome that barrier by supporting the DMTE to develop and conduct tailor made skill training packages for neo-literate child labour covered under the project, which includes children below 12. This has enhanced the value of MPCs and provided an opportunity to divert younger children from child labour and to improve children¿s income generating skills in non hazardous occupations. Including mothers in skills training has improved their mobility and contributed to their empowerment. It has also strengthened their resolve to ensure that their children attend the MPC skill training programmes regularly. Involving the primary grass roots stakeholders can be categorized as a further key good practice.

links:

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indicators:

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url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/practices/169163

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location:

country:

Pakistan

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Combating child labour through education and training in Pakistan AND Support to the Time-Bound Programme on the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Pakistan - Joint Final Evaluation