Child Labour Programme of Action
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A Child Labour Programme of Action, sometimes called a Child Labour Action Programme or Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour
(APEC) is a national programme aimed at addressing child labour within a given country. It includes, but is not restricted to, the Worst Forms of Child Labour.
The following countries have adopted, or plan to adopt, such a programme:
Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour
A National Action Plan on the elimination of child labour is a national strategy, plan or programme aimed at addressing child labour within a given country, usually with an emphasis on worst forms of child labour....
(APEC) is a national programme aimed at addressing child labour within a given country. It includes, but is not restricted to, the Worst Forms of Child Labour.
The following countries have adopted, or plan to adopt, such a programme:
- BotswanaChild labour in BotswanaLittle is known about the nature and extent of child labour in Botswana, although recent studies have shown that the phenomenon does occur in the country....
- LesothoChild labour in LesothoSignificant levels of child labour appears to be found in Lesotho. The 1997 Lesotho Labour Force Survey found that 4.6% of males who were working full-time, 14.1% of males who were working part-time and 1.3% of male job seekers in Lesotho were aged between 10 and 15 years...
- NamibiaChild labour in NamibiaChild labour in Namibia has occasionally been reported. This involved cases of child prostitution as well as voluntary and forced agricultural labour, cattle herding and vending....
- SwazilandChild labour in SwazilandSwaziland ratified both the ILO Minimum Age Convention and the ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention in 2002. In addition, the country also ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1995...