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<p>The children withdrawn from hazardous work in Bangladesh were moved to both mainstream and non-formal education, and in some cases provided with vocational training. Families were given training to help them build alternative livelihoods that didn't rely on household income generated by their children. This training was focused on generating an income from such activities as livestock-rearing, fisheries, poultry, weaving, tailoring.</p><p>Those employed within the shrimp and garment industries are provided with training on how to form an organised group and bargain collectively with their employers so that they are paid on time. In addition, the Manusher Jonno Foundation and partner NGOs participate in organised discussions with factory management and the Ministry of Labour to help promote punctual salary payments. The Manusher Jonno Foundation is also engaged in the negotiation of a minimum wage for the shrimp and garments industry.</p><p>Stipends to encourage school attendance are provided by Government through schools. The NGOs, who partner with the Manusher Jonno Foundation, give parents information on their entitlement to stipends and how they can be accessed. The NGOs then follow this up by helping arrange for parents (especially mothers) and community leaders to ask members of school management committees and parent teachers associations, and government primary education officers, when stipends will be paid, and to whom. The Manusher Jonno Foundation tracks the number of students who obtain stipends in this way. It doesn't, however, evaluate the cost per child of obtaining stipends.</p> |