Child Labor

Requesting countryProviding country
Dominican RepublicArgentina
Topics: 
LABOR
Child labor
Activity: 
On-site
Date: 
05/11/2023 to 08/23/2023
Description: 

The Bilateral Cooperation Activity between the Ministry of Labor of the Dominican Republic and the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security of Argentina (MTEySS) on child labor was selected within the framework of the 16th Call for the Inter-American Network for Labor Administration (RIAL) of the OAS in March 2023, to be carried out virtually.
 
OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCT
 
General Objective: Strengthen the capacities of the Ministry of Labor in knowledge management for decision-making and the design of policies, plans, programs and projects on Child Labor and its Worst Forms.
 
Specific objectives:
 

  • Provide labor inspectors and technicians from the Directorate for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labor (DPETI) with the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively address the problem of child labor.
  • Know the fundamental rules, protocols and processes of the organizations that make up the National System against Child Labor in other countries.
  • Learn about policies for the articulation and strengthening of the approach to child labor and its worst forms and good practices in Argentina.
  • Strengthen the provincial commissions for the prevention and eradication of child labor in their technical, territorial and provincial capacities.

 
Product: At the end of the cooperation, the Ministry of Labor of the Dominican Republic will have knowledge management capacities to manage the Child Labor Information, Evaluation and Monitoring System.
 

Status: 
Realized
Announcement number: 
16