Jamaica To Lead Region In Fight Against Child Labour
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Jamaica to Lead Region In Fight Against Child Labour
Jamaica is the first country in the Caribbean participating in the Child Labour Risk Identification (CLRISK) Model, a preventative tool developed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ELAC)”.
This means Jamaica will soon be in a position to identify geographical areas and sectors with the highest probability of Child Labour and be able to implement measures aimed at disrupting its trajectory.
This, from Labour and Social Security Minister, Lester Mike Henry as he made his Sectoral Presentation in Parliament on Tuesday.
Minister Henry said Jamaica is now at an advanced stage of completion of the model and if all things are equal it should be completed next month and immediately implemented. The Labour and Social Security Minister also said our children are our future and we must bequeath to them a better Jamaica with safer communities, increased opportunities and guaranteed protection through our, facilities and enacting legislation.
The Labour & Social Security Minister pointed out that Child Labour varies all across Jamaica and has certain characteristics depending on where it exists. “We discovered after much consultation across fourteen parishes that there is a uniqueness of Child Labour within each parish and this has to be taken into consideration as we target and tackle the root causes”, he said.
Minister Henry, also lauded the work of the National Steering Committee on Child Labour, the United States Department of Labour & the International Labour Organization for their role in putting Jamaica at the forefront of the region in the fight against Child Labour.
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