Eliminating worst forms of child labour

A conference under the theme Zero Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2016 - Sharing Experiences to Achieve the Goal will be held in Colombo from June 21 to 23. Labour Relations and Productivity Promotion Minister Gamini Lokuge will be the Chief Guest at the inaugural session Child Development and Women’s Affairs Minister Tissa Karaliyadda will be the Guest of Honour.

This event hosted by the Labour Relations and Productivity Promotion Ministry in collaboration with the International Labour Organization.

The Ministry will present the Roadmap, which envisions that all worst forms of child labour will be eliminated in Sri Lanka by 2016 and there will be institutional capacities and mechanisms to maintain the zero worst forms of child labour situation and to work towards the elimination of all forms of child labour. Participants at the Conference will discuss the context and the key issues of the Roadmap.

These include judicial services and enforcement, trafficking, tourism, plantations, post-conflict socio-economic re-integration, school-to-work transition, social protection and mainstreaming child labour in key development policies and programs.