ILO REPORT ON CHILD LABOUR IN BARBADOS - International ...

We wish to thank the Ministries of Labour, and other cooperating Ministries, and employers’ and
workers’ organizations for their assistance and participation in the project; the many NGOs that
have contributed to the research efforts and the researchers who were involved in the various
national assessments. We also wish to thank the Canadian Government for its continued support
for the project. The wealth of information contained in these reports provides a basis for
concerted action by governments, trade unions, employers, NGOs and concerned citizens
everywhere who are determined to stand in the defense of working children. One child in child
labour is one child too many. This is a challenge to be urgently addressed by all, while at the same
time providing more and better jobs for parents, more access to education for children and greater
development possibilities for the countries in which they live.
Grace Strachan
Director
ILO Subregional Office for the Caribbean,
Port of Spain, Trinidad
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