Representatives of government and non-government organizations have called for raising awareness among all levels for implementation of risky child labor and 2025 child-labor plans by 2021. They said, in order to implement the plan, it will be necessary to ensure necessary funding as well as to determine the priority of the work. At the same time, it will not be possible to achieve this goal without proper awareness building.
Speakers at a workshop organized by the Private Development Organization Action for Social Development (ASD), at the Biam auditorium in the city on Monday (September 18th). Khandaker Mostan Hossain, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labor and Employment, was the chief guest on the occasion 'National Child Labor Prevention and National Action Plan'. Executive Director of SSD Jamil H. Presenting the research report in the workshop chaired by Chowdhury, Sharfuddin Ahmed presented the report.
Khandker Mostan Hossain stressed on taking concerted action to stop child labor, said in the workshop as the chief guest, "The government has taken all necessary measures to implement the SDG. The Ministry of Labor and Employment is working especially at national and local levels. As well as other ministries also took up the program. However, the government and the private companies will also have to come forward to implement this action plan.
The research report recommends taking short, medium and long-term action plans to resolve child labor within the stipulated time. At the same time, the importance of making laws related to the child labor policy has been given importance.
Sultan Uddin Ahmed of the private company Bilas said, "We have failed to stop risky child labor in the predominant 2015. The new target has been set to 2021 Everyone has to be motivated to fulfill this goal. 'He also said that if he did not do it, it would be difficult to completely close child labor by 2025.
BASAF director SA Mahmud, urging the children to be warned about the reheanga in the program, said, "Children are a large part of the infiltrating Rohingya in Bangladesh. They will be added to our labor market in the future. It needs to be considered now.
In the speech, ASD Executive Director Jamil H Chowdhury said, "Although we have many policies, there is no proper implementation. Even the people do not know about many policies. "He urged the private companies to use the principles of domestic policy and other policies.
Chief Executive Officer of CSS (Bangladesh) Govinda Saha took part in the free discussion at the workshop in the presence of SSD Deputy Executive Mozammel Haque. Abul Hossain, ILO's Syeda Munira Sultana, Aparajeya Bangla's Zulfikar Ali, CSID's Akram Hossain.
