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Education, political commitment can help eliminate child labour

Speakers tell seminar

Staff Correspondent
Speakers at a seminar yesterday said education and political commit -ment can help eliminate child labour in the country.
The seminar was organised jointly by the Ministries of Labour and Employment, and Primary and Mass Education in associn tion with international Labour Organisation (11.0), United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) at Sheraton Hotel to observe the World Day against Child Labour.
This year the theme of die day
was 'Education: The light response to child labour.'
According to a survey conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics in 2002-03, the number of children aged five to 17 years is 42.4 million Of diem, 7.4 million children are involved in economic activities, and out of them. 1.3 million children are engaged in hazardous work.
While chairing the seminar. Labour and Employment Secretary Mahfuzul Haque said the government is working to prepare a
national policy on eliminating the child labour with a target to reduce the number of child labour from different sectors.
"Currently we are working on forming a Child Labour Monitoring Unit which is expected to work from September next,' he added.
The secretary said the govern merit is also considering ratification of the IK) Convention 138 which states about minimum age of the children for work.
Navendra Dahal of the Uniccf said education can be a tool to
prevent child labour.
Malania Meleisea of the Unesco said, "We need serious attention to address the issue."
Secretary General of Bangladesh Employers Federation CK1 lydersaid child labour is the result of poverty, and education can help stop it.
Skill development is an important component of education, which can helpget rid of poverty, he added.
Secretary to the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan also spoke on the occasion.