GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS FOR ESTABLISHING CHILD LABOUR FREE ZONES (CLFZs) IN GHANA
Ghana’s efforts to eliminate child labour have been hinged on policies, as well as international and local laws and actions that uphold the fundamental rights of children.
The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations in
collaboration with other national agencies, development partners, CSOs and social partners, has made strenuous efforts to eliminate child labour. This is evident in the National Plans of Action (NPA2 2017-2021 and the now Ghana Accelerated Action Plan Against Child Labour 2023-2027) for the Elimination of Child Labour in Ghana.
The idea is to give attention to the need to mobilise resources, focus action in local
communities and strengthen educational outcomes so that children are enrolled and retained in school, thereby keeping them out of child labour. Thus, to achieve this objective, the National Plans of Action seek effective collaboration and coordination among all partners, in the context of effective monitoring and accountability.
Against this background, one key expected outcome of this intervention is that policies and programmes on strengthening the rural economy and promoting the fundamental principles and rights at work, using the Integrated Area-Based Approach Towards Child Labour Free Zones (CLFZs) will be designed, implemented and promoted.
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations through the National Steering Committee on the elimination of Child Labour (NSCCL) has taken conscious efforts and steps in the realisation of this concept by building on existing principles and standards available, hence, coming up with the Protocols and Guidelines for establishing Child Labour Free Zones (CLFZs) in Ghana.
Area of focus: Cocoa
Organisation/institution: MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS REPUBLIC OF GHANA