Objectives

Programme activities

Agencies

Time frame

1 To develop comprehensive national policies and programmes to effectively prevent, decrease and eliminate child labour

1 Develop a national mechanism on child labour and/or strengthen the existing national mechanisms

2 Research and compile existing child labour related legislation.

· Government

· NGO and IO

· Workers' and employers' organizations

Short term

2 To ensure and improve the accessibility of education for all, in line with the constitutional mandate for nine years of free education

1 Expand education, especially universal primary education, and promote access to education of girls and rural children

2 Improve the effectiveness of provision of skills-oriented training based on the needs of society

3 Improve the understanding of parents and children of the value of education

4 Increase national education budget

· Government

· NGO and IO

· Community

· Parents and children

Medium term

3 To improve the effectiveness and ensure enforcement of legislation related to the protection of working children and other forms of child exploitation

1 Review, ratify and effectively implement ILO Convention No. 138 on minimum age of employment and other relevant international conventions

· Government

· NGO and IO

Short term

2 Review and prepare other legislation or decrees to protect working children in the informal sector and from forced labour

· Government

· NGO and IO

Short term

3 Increase the number of labour inspectors, and enhance their capacity and capability through further training

· Government

· NGO and IO

Short term

4 Expand the participation of other partners in the alleviation of child labour, including social organizations, employers' and workers' organizations and others

· Government

· NGO and IO

Short term

4 To enhance national public awareness of child labour and its consequences for society

1 Improve the understanding of child labour among children, parents and communities through awareness-raising programmes

2 Mobilize groups to take action

· Government

· NGO and IO

· Community

· Parents and children

· Teachers

· Employers' and workers' organizations

Medium term

5 To promote international assistance in the elimination of child labour in Cambodia

1 Identify need for international support

2 Request the assistance of multilateral and bilateral donors and technical agencies, particularly that of ILO-IPEC, in developing and implementing programmes to alleviate child labour in Cambodia

· Government

· NGO and IO

· International community

· Community

Long term

Objectives

Programme activities

Agencies

Time frame

1 To expand education, especially universal primary education

1 Educate and improve the understanding of parents, children and communities about the value of education

· Children and parents
· Community
· Government
· NGO and IO

Medium term

2 Provide non-formal education and vocational skills training

· Government
· NGO and IO
· Children and parents

Short term

3 Develop training curricula and programmes for out-of-school children, in particular working children

· Government
· NGO and IO

Short term

4 Improve the living standard of rural families to enable them to send their children, in particular girls, to school

· Government
· NGO and IO
· Children and parents

Medium term

2 To encourage school drop-outs to continue education

1 Develop a policy and procedure on reintegrating drop-outs so that they continue their education

2 Improve the living standard of poor families who wish to send their children back to school

· Government
· NGO and IO
· Children, parents and community

Medium term

3 To prevent school children from dropping out or looking for hazardous occupations

1 Disseminate information or build awareness on the consequences of school drop-out and seeking jobs at an early age

2 Provide assistance for staying in school to extremely poor schoolchildren who wish to drop out

3 Provide skills and vocational training in communities to children who wish to seek employment

· Government
· NGO and IO
· Community
· Children and parents

Medium term

4 To encourage and provide education to children of ethnic minorities

1 Develop training curricula and programmes for working children of ethnic minorities

2 Educate and improve the understanding of parents and children of ethnic minorities on the value of education

3 Organize classes and training programmes for ethnic minority children

· Government
· NGO and IO
· Community
· Children and parents

Long term

Objectives

Programme activities

Agencies

Time frame

1 To improve existing legislation related to the protection of working children and child welfare by:

a) enforcement of labour law and the law on suppression of kidnapping and trafficking/sale of and exploitation of persons;

b) making recommendations for improving law enforcement

1 Gather and review documents relating to employment of children

2 Draft a declaration on the employment of children based on existing documents and legislation

3 Update or reform existing legislation in accordance with society and local reality

4 Develop additional law or legislation, if necessary

· Government

· NGO and IO

Medium term

2 To raise awareness of child labour related legislation and responsibilities of key actors

1 Inform and educate families, employers and working children about labour law and the impact of work on children

2 Improve the understanding and expand the responsibilities of labour inspectors, in particular with regard to enforcement of labour law

3 Disseminate legislation on the employment of children

· Government

· Workers' and employers' organizations

· NGO and IO

Short term

3 To improve the effectiveness of existing mechanisms in enforcing legislation on employment of children

1 Provide training to labour inspectors on how to carry out child labour inspection and interventions

2 Improve the effectiveness of child labour inspection and intervention by labour inspectors and social workers

3 Strengthen the capacity of labour inspectors and social workers to intervene through reporting by NGOs, children and families

4 Establish child labour networks throughout the country

· Government

· Workers' and employers' organizations

· NGO and IO

· Community

Short term

Objectives

Programme activities

Agencies

Time frame

1 To prevent and protect children from prostitution and trafficking

1 Disseminate information to improve the understanding of parents and children on the negative impact of child labour on health and development of children through:

- posters

- TV/radio on practices of child deception and coercion into prostitution

- mobilizing child victims to raise awareness among other children at risk, in communities, schools and urban areas

· Government

· NGO and IO

· Community

· Children and parents

Short term

2 Enhance existing legislation such as legislation on suppression of kidnapping and trafficking/sale of and exploitation of persons, and other legislation on the protection of children's welfare

· Government

· Community

· NGO and IO

Medium term

3 Provide education and vocational training to female children in rural areas and high risk areas by:

- encouraging and assisting them in getting an education

- organizing mobile classes in remote rural areas

· Government

· Community

· NGO and IO

Medium term

4 Set up credit schemes and small businesses

· Government

· Community

· NGO and IO

· Private sector

Short term

2 To rescue and rehabilitate child prostitutes

1 Educate and raise awareness of brothel owners on child prostitution and withdraw children from forced labour

2 Provide alternatives to prostitution

· Government

· NGO and IO

· Community

Medium term

3 To reduce the incidence of child domestic work and children carrying heavy loads

1 Educate and improve the understanding of children, families and communities of the effects on them and society of such types of child labour

2 Provide skills and vocational training to children and their families

3 Provide non formal education to children

4 Provide credit programme to working children and their families

5 Encourage and assist in providing educational opportunities to children

· Government

· NGO and IO

· Employers' and workers' organizations

· Community

· Children and parents

Medium term

4 To protect working children in hazardous occupations

1 Enhance the capability and capacity of labour inspectors in:

- labour law labour

- law enforcement

- improving the effectiveness of child labour inspection and intervention

2 Improve the understanding of working children and their employers by:

- publishing posters on hazardous occupations for children

- publishing posters for parents and employers on the rights and basic protection of working children

- telling stones of working child victims to other working children and their parents

· Government

· NGO and IO

· Employers' and workers' organizations

· Working children and their parents

· Community

Medium term

5 To remove children from their hazardous working environment or bonded labour, forced labour, prostitution and other types of hazardous occupations

1 Improve working conditions of children

2 Eliminate bonded labour and forced labour

3 Undertake surveys and other assessments of the most intolerable or worst forms of child labour

4 Provide skills and vocational training, and offer credit to families of working children

· Government

· NGO and IO

· Community

· Employers' and workers' organizations

· Research institutes

Medium term

6 To rehabilitate child victims of hazardous occupations

1 Rescue and educate victims

2 Provide necessary services to victims

3 Reintegrate victims with their families and communities

· Government

· NGO and IO

· Community

Short term