The United States Department of Labor (USDOL) has signed two cooperative agreements granting the International Labour Organization USD 17.5 million to support activities to combat child and forced labour around the world.The United States Department of Labor (USDOL) has signed two cooperative agreements granting the International Labour Organization USD 17.5 million to support activities to combat child and forced labour around the world.
The first agreement – named Global Action Program on Child Labour and worth USD 15 million – will support activities in 41 countries and 5 regions. A capacity building component of the program includes assistance in addressing legal and regulatory gaps on child labour and forced labour and strengthening national action plans. A second component will improve child labour data. A final component seeks to strengthen protections for child domestic workers though awareness raising, supporting the development of policy frameworks and development of intervention models to protect child domestic workers.
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