Governance: the Implementation Committee

The national Child Labour Programme of Action (CLPA) is overseen by the Implementing Committee of the CLPA, which comprises representatives of several government departments and representatives of business, labour and non-governmental organisations. It is the national steering committee of the child labour programme in Sout Africa.

Chaired by the Department of Labour, the Implementing Committee’s specific responsibilities are to:

• Coordinate activities of various departments and organisations in accordance with the steps recommended in the CLPA.
• Integrate the goals and activities of the CLPA into the plans of the government departments and organisations that are represented on the IC.
• Guide the implementation of the country plan developed by the programme Towards the Elimination of worst forms of Child Labour (TECL).
• Monitor progress of various departments and organisations in meeting their responsibilities under the CLPA.
• Advise on the selection and execution of projects that may enhance capacity to implement the CLPA.
• Promote the CLPA and its objectives among stakeholders and other interested parties.
• Explore additional sources of support and funding so that the national plan can be successfully implemented.
• Raise awareness of child labour in society at large.

Membership of the IC

The Implementing Committee of the CLPA consists of representatives of:

• Government departments and agencies (for their web addresses, go here):

• Department of Labour
• Department of Education
• Office on the Rights of the Child in the Presidency
• Department of Social Development
• Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
• South African Police Service
• National Prosecuting Authority
• Department of Home Affairs
• Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
• Department of Health
• Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
• Department of Foreign Affairs
• Department of Minerals and Energy
• Department of Trade and Industry
• National Treasury
• Statistics South Africa

• Organised labour

• Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) 
• Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) 
• National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) 

• Organised business

• Business Unity South Africa (BUSA)
• Agri South Africa (Agrisa)
  

• National Youth Commission

• Non-governmental organisations

• Network against Child Labour (NACL) 
• South African NGO Coalition (SANGOCO) 

• International organisations

• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 
• International Labour Organisation (ILO)

• Programme Towards the Elimination of worst forms of Child Labour (TECL)

• Programme on Reducing Exploitative Child Labour in Southern Africa (RECLISA

See also

Meetings of the IC

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