National Sustainability Conference Pathways to Sustainability: Together we can Eliminate Child Labour in Agriculture

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• National Sustainability Conference Pathways to
  Sustainability Together we can Eliminate Child
  Labour in Agriculture
• Objectives Methodology

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Conference Objectives

• 1. Make an assessment of the situation of child
  labour in the agriculture sector on the basis of
  available research data and information as
  captured in the various presentations by
  stakeholders Such assessment is essential for
  reviewing strategies and setting benchmarks for
  future courses of action

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Conference Objectives

• 2. Share strategic approaches and good practices
  in addressing child labour in agriculture and
  build consensus on the prioritization of
  actions towards the elimination of worst forms of
  child labour in agriculture as well as on the
  questions of safe work for youth in agriculture
  and how best these initiatives can be carried
  forward

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Conference Objectives

• 3.Strategize on ways to promote public-private
  partnership (PPP) in fighting child labour in
  agriculture along with the acceleration of the
  implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP)
  to combat child labour

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Conference Objectives

• 4. Figure out and agree on strategies to
  promote district-level coordination and integrate
  child labour in the national child protection
  systems, in the context of the NAP implementation
  process

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Conference Objectives.

• 5. Develop an outcome document that will guide
  future courses of action on child labour by
  sector and actors/stakeholders, including the
  private sector, and mobilize resources, in the
  context of the NAP framework.

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The three pillars

• Resulted out of consensus and discussions by the
  PROSPER project steering committees at different
  levels
• Draws from experiences and lessons from the
  project over the years
• Forms the basis of and informs the conference
  objectives

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The three pillars

• 1.The nature and complexity of child labour and
  hazardous work in agriculture in Tanzania.
• Specific presentations highlighting the
  situation of child labour in agriculture in
  Tanzania experiences and good practices

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The three pillars

• 1. Decentralization and vertical integration of
  district/regional structures and institutions
  with the national level
• Referral systems and enforcement child labour
  monitoring at the district and community levels

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The three pillars

• 1. Social Protection and child protection.
• Successes and challenges innattaining
  children survival rights in Tanzania, including
  rights to nutrition, shelter, adequate living
  standards and access to medical services 

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Methodology

• A participatory methodology to
• Engage of participants to actively contribute
  ideas and experiences during plenary panel
  sessions
• Encourage the sharing research data and
  information as well as good practices by
  partners and stakeholders on child labour
  interventions

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Methodology contd...

• Develop and deliver presentations on the thematic
  and sub-thematic subjects of the conference
• Engage of all key actors including government,
  trade unions, employers, non-state actors,
  private sector, as well as children in the
  deliberations and discussions of the conference.