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Govt mulls formulation of nat'l child labour policy

Says minister

Staff Correspondent
The government is actively considering the formulation of a national child labour policy with a view to eliminating child labour, State Minster for Labour and Employment Munnujan Sufian said yesterday.
She said the government is firmly committed to eliminating child labour as well as bringing them back to school, as child labour is one of the
main obstacles to achieving the goal of education for all.
"If we want to achieve the goal of education for all and reduce poverty, we have to increase access to school for all children and provide income generation opportunities for the families ofchild labourers so that they can send their children to school instead of sending them to work" she said at the inaugural ceremony of a two-day regional renew meeting on
child labour.
International TYade Union Confederation-Asia Pacific and International Trade Union Confederation-Bangladesh Council joindy organised the meeting at Hotel Purbani in the city.
Speaking as the chief guest, die state minister said. "We need to distinguish between acceptable child work and worst forms ofchild labour such as slavery and forced labour."
The Ministry of Labour and Employment is actively engaged in eliminating child labour, she said, adding that the ministry has implemented different projects to this end since 1995.
Since July 2005, the ministry is implementing a project titled 'Eradication of hazardous child labour in Bangladesh' and it is going to start the third phase of this project, she said.
She also stressed the need to develop a unique definition of children and fix their age in order to protect children from exploitation.
The minister hoped that the meeting would come up with specific and realistic recommendations, which will be able to guide the government in its existing and future efforts towards elimination of child labour with a particular focus on the hazardous child labour.
Noriyuki Suzuki, general secretary of H UC-Asia Pacific, stressed the need for strong political will to eradicate child labour from society.
Roy Ramesh Chandra, general secretary of Jatiya Sramik League, underscored the need for a national consensus and launching a social campaign to combat child labour.