The active involvement of civil society organizations
- in particular of non-governmental - is an essential element in
the fight against child labour.
In the child rights movement, NGOs have assumed
proactive roles: n As advocates within the community nAs direct service providers n As resource persons for capacity
building in research and training
What can NGOs do?
nDiscover and publish concrete cases of child labour n Influence family and community
concerns and values that determine whether and where children work n Devise and implement action
programmes on behalf of children already working n Lobbying and advocating for
children's rights and policy reform, initiating media campaigns
and providing documentation n Conduct action research n Training and building partnerships
with other actors
NGOs participate and contribute to ILO action
against child labour
NGOs have been active partners in the implementation
of IPEC in a number of ways:
NGOs are actively involved in the process of setting
policy and a framework for implementation of IPEC country programmes:
nPreparation of a National
Plan of Action is carried out through broad-based consultation among
government agencies, workers' and employers' organizations and NGOs nThe National Steering Committee
(NSC) is composed of representatives of key government agencies,
workers' and employers' organizations and experienced national NGOs.
NGOs are supported by IPEC to implement
action programmes for the prevention of child labour through e.g.
nAwareness-raising nassisting families and children
at risk to find alternatives to child labour
NGOs play a crucial role in the process of withdrawing
children from hazardous work and providing them with appropriate
options and rehabilitation programmes, through nNon-formal education nCounseling nHealth care nIncome-generation activities
for the families
NGOs involved in child labour in Indonesia
Don Bosco Foundation
---> Improving the quality of child scavengers life in Tambak
Mayor Asem Rowo, Surabaya (East Java), (1992-1993)
Yayasan Anak Alam (NAKAL)
---> Giving direct services to Child scavengers in Malang (1993)
Yayasan Putra-Putri ABRI
---> Removing underage street vendors from working on the street
and enroll them to school in Surabaya (1992-1993)
Yayasan Anak Langgar Selalu
Kompak (ALASKO) ---> Reducing the number of working children
in fishing village in Kalisari (Surabaya) by providing them access
to education in Kalisari (Surabaya) (1992-1993)
Yayasan Lembaga Pengembangan
Ketenagakerjaan Nahdlatul Ulama (LPTKNU) ----> A Pilot Project
to develop the capacity of working children in the ceramic industry
in Pesanggarahan Village, District of Cirebon, Plumbon sub-district
(West Java) (1992-1993)
Yayasan Rumah Piatu Muslimin
----> Facilitating working street children integration into society
in Jakarta and surroundings in seven locations, (1992-1993)
Himpunan Wanita Karya
(Jawa Tengah) ---> Promoting the child welfare service in a fishermen's
village in Bandarharjo, (1992-1995)
Yayasan Prakarsa Swadaya
Masyarakat--> Empowering working children engaged in the
plantation sector through the provision of education and training
in Malang, (1992-1995)
Yayasan Pondok Rakyat
Kreatif (YPRK) Medan ---> Improving the working condition
of children working in factories in Medan, (1992-1993)
Institute for Social
Development Studies (Lembaga Pengkajian Kemasyarakatan dan Pembangunan
LPKP-Malang) ----> Reducing the number of working children in
fishing village, Providing community based health and educational
services to working children in rural areas in East Java, Strengthening
the capacity of the Institute for Social Development Studies implement
community based action for working children and transfer their know-how
and skill to other organizations in East Java, (1992-1997)
Muhammadiyah Foster Home
Foundation Weleri ----> Improving the nutrition and skill
level of working children in Kendal (Central Java), Developing a
model pre-vocational training programme for 150 working children
under 14 years old who work as Miang, Pemindang, farm labourers
and stone cutters in District of Weleri, Rowosari, and Gemuh (1992-1995)
and New Action Programme in reaching children in fishery communities
with vocational training and health check ups in Central Java (1998-1999)
Kelompok Kerja Sosial Perkotaan
(KKSP) ----> Combating child labour on fishing platforms in Langkat
and Deli Serdang (North Sumatra), (1994-1995)
Lembaga Advokasi Anak Indonesia
- LAAI, Medan ----> Legal Advocacy for children trapped on fishing
platforms in Medan, North Sumatra, (1994-1995)
Studio Pendidikan ---->
Producing videos on Child Labour in Indonesia, (1994/1995 and 1998/1999)
Indonesian Teachers' Association (PGRI) ---->
Adapting the English Version of the ILO/IPEC "Information Kit
for Teachers, Educators and their Organizations" to Indonesian
language and culture, (1998-1999)
Muhammadiyah Majelis Taklim
PKS Kotamadya Bandung ----> Assisting working children in
the informal and agricultural sector in developing a balanced personality
and providing non Formal education and pre-vocational training for
working children in urban areas in Bandung, (1992-1995)
Yayasan Dinamika Indonesia
----> Removing children from scavenging at the final dumpsite
in Bantar Gebang, Bekasi (West Java), (1992-1999)
Yayasan Kusuma Buana (YKB)
----> Conducting a research study on child prostitution in Jakarta,
Bandung (West Java) and Banyuwangi and Surabaya (East Java), (1996-1997)
KOMPAK Indonesia (Education
Committee for Indonesian Children Creativity) -----> Developing
the creativity and personality of the working children in food processing
in Bogor, Tangerang dan Bekasi, (1992/1993)
Bina Swadaya ---->
Developing an Indonesian version of the IPEC training package on
the Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Child Labour project and
strengthening the capacity of the NGOs through training, (1992-2001)
Yayasan Paramitra Malang
----> Assessing the capacity of Pesantren in providing support
to working children and Strengthening the capacity of Pesantren
in combating child labour in plantation sector in district Jember,
(1994-2001)
Yayasan Pemerhati Sosial
Indonesia ----> Removing Working Children from Hazardous
Work in Bleach and Detergent Making Industries: a Pilot Project
in Subdistrict of Kedaung Wetan, Tangerang, (1998-2001)
