Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Department of Labour
Programmes and services provided
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The national child labour action programme is a holistic, multi-departmental plan of
action to develop appropriate policies and a national action programme to combat
child labour.
Protection against child labour: young and other vulnerable children may not be
employed.
Unemployment insurance benefits are short-term financial benefits for workers who
have lost their jobs or are unable to work because of illness or for maternity reasons.
Table 6.1 Programme/service map: Department of Labour
Programmes/services protecting children against child labour
Programme/
services
Description of the
programmes/actual
service provided
Targeted beneficiaries/
qualifying criteria/how to
obtain the service
Delivery mechanism/
service providers
The National
Child Labour
Programme of
Action
The NCLPA is a
holistic, multidepartmental
plan
of action to develop
appropriate policies
and a national action
programme to combat
child labour.
It is intended to
complement and
supplement existing
programmes to
adequately prevent
child labour.
The emphasis is on
prevention of child
labour by addressing
the socio-economic
circumstances creating
fertile ground for
child labour and
exploitation, most
notably, poverty. It also
seeks to address child
labour where it is a
reality.
Targeted beneficiaries
Children employed
in economic activity
as well as those
doing household
chores which are
exploitative, hazardous,
inappropriate for their
age or detrimental
to their schooling or
development
The NCLPA defines
child labour as,
‘Work by persons
between 5–17 which
is exploitative,
hazardous or otherwise
inappropriate for their
age, or detrimental
to their schooling or
their social, physical
or moral development.
It includes chores in
the home or work for
the family if these are
excessive or unsuitable.’
The NCLPA obliges
all government
departments to work
together to achieve
the objectives.
The DoL is the lead
department.
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