Third and Fourth Periodic Report on CRC - Unicef

Convention on the Rights of the Child
S.L
Indicators/ Key results
Urban
Rural
Total
21.
Employers' awareness on legality of employing
Child workers (%)
Aware about legality
55.1
41.8
45.0
Not aware
44.0
57.4
54.2
Not reported
0.9
0.8
0.8
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
22.
Reason for stopping children's work (%)
Sufficient family income
80.2
80.1
80.2
Able to bear educational expenses
11.6
7.4
8.0
Having sufficient l<strong>and</strong>
3.4
7.9
7.1
School is too far
0.1
0.3
0.3
Others
4.2
3.0
3.2
Not reported
0.5
1.3
1.2
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Annex: 5
Highlights of Time Bound Programme (TBP)
Introduction
Launched in March 2004, with the long term objective of developing national framework for elimination of WFCL, the major
activities performed during 2005-06. TBP is a joint TA project under Ministry of Labour <strong>and</strong> Employment involving 18
Ministries (each having a Focal Point), supported jointly by UNICEF, ADB <strong>and</strong> ILO (lead agency).
Immediate Objectives included:
> Knowledge Base Development
> Alliance Building among the Stakeholders
Activities performed under Knowledge Base Development
> Review of Documents/literature <strong>and</strong> identification of knowledge gaps/shortfalls
> Conducting 13 research studies in the Thematic Areas Education, Poverty Reduction, Labour Protection etc
> Conducting 2 Nationwide baseline surveys to determine1)Hazardous Child Labour (with BBS) <strong>and</strong> 2)Child Domestic
Labour (with a consulting firm)
Activities performed under Alliance Building
> Organizing several consultation meetings, seminars, orientation, workshops with stakeholders
> 3 Strategic planning workshops with the national stakeholders to develop National TBP Framework
Major Outcomes
> 4 Component Prodocs drafted out of 9 planned
> 1 Component Programme, funded by Royal Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Government, is approved by GoB, <strong>and</strong> started implementation.
Latest Status
LO is in the process of mobilizing resources for other component programmes.
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