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Lao PDR

International Labour Organization - International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC)

Address

ILO-IPEC
Mekong Sub-Regional Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women
006 Phonxay Village Unit 1
Phonkheng Rd.
Xaysetha District
Vientiane
Lao PDR

Contact Information

If calling from Lao PDR:

Tel: 021 412 335
Fax: 021 412 335

If calling from overseas:

Tel: +856 21 412 335
Fax: +856 21 412 335

Website

http://www.childtrafficking.net

Email

kolakot@laotel.com

Activities

ILO-IPEC's aim is to work towards the progressive elimination of child labor by strengthening national capacities to address child labor problems, and by creating a worldwide movement to combat it. Also to motivate a broad alliance of partners to acknowledge and act against child labor.

They are carrying out a situational analysis to find out about child labor problems in a country. Then assist with developing and implementing national policies on child labor problems.

Aims include:

Strengthen existing organizations and setup institutional mechanisms
Create awareness on the problem nationwide, in communities and workplaces.
Promote the development and application of protective legislation.
Support direct action with (potential) child workers for demonstration purposes.
Replicate and expand successful projects into the programs of partners.
Work to mainstream child labor issues into socio-economic policies, programs and budgets.

ILO-IPEC's work on migration in Laos has focused on the prevention of trafficking and undocumented migration by partnering with government agencies to conduct village development programs and awareness-raising initiatives in high-risk areas. It helped to establish the National Commission on Trafficking and continues to be a key actor on the UNIAP.

Raising Awareness:

In early 2006, the project began to work closely with the Government, the Office to Eradicate Child Labour and Trafficking (CLCTO) and other UN and international NGO partners in a special programme to train Lao-language mass media personnel about human trafficking and the link to ill-prepared migration. The efforts were aimed at Lao-language publications to build the capacity of their reporters and editors – many of whom had never covered these issues before. Ultimately the move was aimed at raising the awareness of the general public – readers, listeners and viewers – about trafficking,

You can find more detailed information about ILO's activities in Lao PDR here.