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A three day National Partners’ Forum (NPF) for implementing partners in Child Labour in the cocoa sub-sector ended successfully at the True Vine Hotel, Ahodwo, in Kumasi. The NPF was organised by the NPELCLC from 21st -23rd November, 2011 and brought together various stakeholders in the fight against child labour to deliberate on issues of concern, especially their activities in 2011 and look at the way forward in the coming years.
The NPF served to:
Identify and share good practices and
Inform partners of plans and programmes for 2012 activities and beyond and
Strengthen the partnership among stakeholders and implementation…
The National Programme for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Cocoa (NPECLC), organised a four day Ghana Child Labour Monitoring System (GCLMS) Validation Workshop from Tuesday, 23rd August, 2011 to Friday, 26th August, 2011 at the True Vine Hotel in Kumasi.
The purpose of the validation workshop was to address challenges encountered during the Pre-testing exercise at Kwaebibirem. The underlisted were some of the major challenges encountered during the exercise:
There was no checklist for the Worst Forms of Child Labour
The number of days for the pre-testing exercise were inadequate
There were too many tools…
Members of the GAWU of TUC accompanied by an international delegation paid a courtesy call on the National Programme Manager of NPECLC, Prof Richard Bani, on 19th August, 2011 at the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare.
The team was in the country to explore possibilities of working with Trade Unions in Ghana and West Africa in the Elimination of child labour in cocoa and the possibility of fostering and strengthening work with partners in the cocoa value chain, considering the potential of chocolate production and consumption to improve livelihood of cocoa farm families.
Prof. Richard Bani, explained the objectives…
The pre-testing of the Ghana Child Labour Monitoring System (GCLMS) Tools (Questionnaires and the Database Software) was carried out from Saturday, 12th August, to Thursday, 18th August, 2011.
The pre-testing was in four (4) communities, namely:
· Okumaning
· Pramkese
· Bamenase, and
· Tweapease
Four GCLMS Tools were pre-tested. They are the following:
· Tool 1 (Community Register)
· Tool 2 (Children at Risk)
· Tool 3 (Workplace) and
· The Database Software
The results of the pre-testing are to be presented to a stakeholders meeting scheduled for the 23rd to the 26th of August, 2011.
The second batch of training for data collectors ran from the 11th to 16th July, 2011. Participants had the opportunity to meet and interact with some delegations from the international and local partners of the NPECLC. The delegations were from the Geneva and Ghana offices of the International Labour Organization/International Programmme for Elimination of Child Labour (ILO/IPEC), the United States Department of Labour (USDoL) and the Chocolate and Cocoa Industry in the United States of America.
The delegates were introduced to the Ghana Child Labour Monitoring System (GCLMS) Data Capturing Software (DCS) and its operation and they expressed gratification with…
The month of July 2011, marked the training of Community Data Collectors (CDC) and District Focal Persons (DFP) to commence the Ghana Child Labour Monitoring System (GCLMS) pilot programme. The programme was roll out in four (4) batches in Kumasi.
The purpose of the training workshop is to enhance the capacity of the trainees to collect data on all households and also identify all children who either might be found in child labour, in the Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) or at risk of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) through data analysis.
To this end, about 500…
The World Day Against Child Labour was first launched by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in 2002. The day is observed on June 12th every year to draw attention to child labour in society and attract support in the fight against the menance. The National Programme for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Cocoa (NPECLC) celebrates the day alongside other partners. The theme for the celebration was, “Warning! Children in Hazardous Work, End Child Labour”.
This year, NPECLC hosted a Regional celebration in Ahukwa, Sefwi Wiawso District in the Western Region. The Western Region was chosen…
A Ghana Government delegation led by the Minister of Employment and Social Welfare Hon. E. T. Mensah, held a meeting with Mars Inc. in Washington D.C on Wednesday, 31st March, 2011 to discuss a proposed Mars Inc. / NPECLC/ COCOBOD collaboration to implement child labour interventions in two districts in the Western Region of Ghana.
One (1) of the architects of the Harkin- Engel Protocol, Senator Tom Harkin on Tuesday, 29th March, 2011 expressed gratitude for the commitment of the members of the Child Labour Cocoa Coordinating Group (CLCCG) in implementing the Protocol and especially to Hon. E .T. Mensah, Ghana’s Minister responsible for Labour for his dedication. This was at the quarterly meeting of the Child Labour Cocoa Coordinating Group held at the U.S Senate building in Washington D.C.
The CLCCG consist of:
· The Principals: who are the Ministers responsible for Labour of the U.S, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, Senator Tom Harkin, Congressman…
The World Day Against Child Labour was first launched by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in 2002. The day is observed on June 12th every year to draw attention to child labour in society and attract support in the fight against the menance. The National Programme for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Cocoa (NPECLC) celebrates the day alongside other partners. The theme for the celebration was, “Warning! Children in Hazardous Work, End Child Labour”.
This year, NPECLC hosted a Regional celebration in Ahukwa, Sefwi Wiawso District in the Western Region. The Western Region was chosen…