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EU supports the fight against child labour
EU-funded “Project for Eradicating the Worst Forms of Child Labour” provides approximately 3,000 children and their families with education, rehabilitation and support services.
ILO Convention 182 requires urgent and effective action to prohibit and eradicate the worst forms of child labour for all children under the age of 18. Since 2001, Turkey has been party to the Convention. Accordingly, the “Time-Bound Policy and Programme Framework” has been developed by the Child Labour Unit of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The strategic goal of the “Time-Bound Policy and Programme Framework” is to eliminate the worst forms of child labour completely in ten-years-time.
In line with the Time-Bound Policy and Programme Framework, the EU funded “Project for Eradicating the Worst Forms of Child Labour” is being implemented in seven pilot provinces, Sinop, Ordu, Kastamonu, Çankiri, Van, Erzurum and Elazig. There is one “Provincial Project Coordination Office” (PPCO) established and operating in every project province. A total of approximately 100 thousand households have been surveyed in the seven provinces, which cover 94 districts, 103 towns and 330 villages. Consequently, more than 3000 children have been reached. Currently 2704 children are provided with a variety of services including education, rehabilitation and support. 2153 children are registered in schools and part of their educational costs is covered by the project budget.