Bangladesh spent Taka 71 crore 39 lakh and 70 thousand on a project to eliminate child labour. It refrained 55 thousand children from working in risky jobs. This was revealed in a report published by the finance ministry in its Bangladesh economic review 2014.
The review said the labour and employment ministry was implementing the program.
It said already 40 thousand children had been provided non-formal education and skill development training. Besides, parents of another 50 thousand children have been trained so that they get jobs.
In the third phase, 50 thousand child laborers would be provided 18-month non-formal education and materials for self-employment.
To implement the project Taka 68 crore and 64 lakhs had been provided from the revenue budget. The project would end this month.
The report further says, in the fourth phase, starting in July, this year, a project worth Taka 71 crore, 64 lakh and 70 thousand will be taken up with assistance from the Royal government of the Netherlands to eliminate child labor in metropolitan Dhaka.
On completion of this project 26 thousand children would get non-formal education and another 13 thousand would get technical training.
A child labour unit (CLU) has been formed in the ministry to expedite the project.
