violence against children WORLD REPORT ON - CRIN

6them away to work are more able to absorb andbelieve that there are real reasons not to do so. 162Parents’ Days at school, local Children’s Daycelebrations, and similar events at the nationallevel can be used to promote awareness of theworst forms of child labour and showcase actionagainst it. The World Day against Child Labourinitiated in June 2002 has adopted a particularaspect of the worst forms of child labour tocampaign against each year; for example, trafficking(2002), child domestic labour (2004),and mining and quarrying (2005).Targeted interventions:Contact, rescue, andrehabilitationTaking action on violence against children, particularlythe worst forms of child labour, requiresthe integration of practical programme interventionswith advocacy, and both types of actionwith data collection. A variety of approachesis possible, depending on the size and type oforganisation undertaking the action, and thesituation to which they are responding.Many NGOs, responding to an emergencyneed such as providing shelter for seriouslyabused and traumatised runaway children,start with a small-scale project such as acentre, and base their service development,data collection and advocacy on that. Wherethey are able to develop a sizeable range of services,they may also provide legal assistance forabused child workers to take their employersto court. Handbooks exist with ‘good practiceprinciples’ for programme interventions insome ‘worst form’ child labour contexts suchas child domestic labour. 164 These interventionslargely constitute secondary prevention,responding to violence as and where it occurs.In contrast, larger-scale programmes initiatedby international organisations often includeprimary prevention measures to avoid violencebefore it takes place.They start with a planning process: they arenot in immediate contact with abused workingchildren. A planning methodology has beendeveloped by ILO/IPEC for ‘Time-Bound Programmes’(TBPs) to eliminate child labour. 165“We’re tired!” – a drama for child domestic workersA playlet entitled Sanayo (“We’re tired” in Wolof) was written by and for girl domesticworkers in Dakar, Senegal, with support from the NGO ENDA Tiers Monde. Inthe playlet, a patronne (employer) takes on a house-girl, and then subjects that girl toabuse in front of her friends for failures of service, food preparation, and other tasks.The friends join in the mockery of the girl, and the patronne’s young daughter accusesher unjustly of stealing. The girl is eventually fired, without receiving her salary. Thisplaylet was performed at a preparatory meeting for the OAU Conference in 1993 onAssisting the African Child. It has since been staged in many locations in Dakar. 163263Violence against children in places of work