The Hague Road Map Helps Eliminate Child Labor in Morocco
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Jamal Rhmani, Employment and Professional Training Minister of Morocco mentioned of Tuesday that he plans to follow the objectives of The Hague Road Map to eliminate the worst forms of child labour by the year 2016
Global Child Labour Conference was held in Hague and Rhmani underlined Morocco’s pledge to The Hague Road Map. The Hague Road map promises to construct a country that values its children where they are able to take advantage of justice, social protection, the right to education, and access to health. Employment and Professional Training Ministry released this statement.
A national law prohibiting children under 15 from domestic labour and the enlisting of 10 to 30 jobs that are dangerous for children under 18, Rhmani underlined. These are one of the few
steps taken to achieve the objectives of the Road Map.
With the help of the TISSIR programme, the Government is supporting poor families to counter the dropping out of schools. Morocco will also conduct studies to determine the children involved in the worst forms of labour and it is also supporting NGO’s work in the field of children’s protection.
The Minister, Rhmani, highlighted Morocco’s effort in fighting child labour. He also added that it was the willingness of HM King Mohammed VI that the children’s protection and the fight against child labour has become a priority of the vision of a modern and democratic Morocco.
Rhmani also underlined the strong enlistment of the Moroccan civil society to promote the child’s welfare, the Kingdom’s efforts in harmonizing its national laws with the International Labour Organization conventions (ILO).
He also mentioned the adoption of a national action plan in 2006 that benefits the children. This implements the Kingdom’s commitments to the UN and ILO conventions.
Morocco still has challenges in terms of children’s education and labour. An emergency plan was launched which focuses on the obligation of school attendance until the age of 15.
The conference was held by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands .50 ministers from 80 countries attended the conference.
