1. State Resource Centre on Child Labour

2.  Implementing Agency: Karnataka State Child Labour Eradication Project Society, Office of the Labour Commissioner, Government of Karnataka, Karmika Bhavan, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore – 560 029.

3. State Resource Centre on Child Labour  Objective  To contribute to the Government of India’s and Government of Karnataka’s efforts to combat the worst forms of child labour and reduce the vulnerability of adolescents to economic exploitation in Karnataka State.  The capacity of the Karnataka State Government to tackle the issue of Child Labour is enhanced

4. State Resource Centre on Child Labour  Karnataka State Child Labour Eradication Resource Centre (SRC) established and operational.  Labour Department’s centralized help line and referral centre on child labour established.  A Revised Karnataka State Action Plan for the Elimination of Child Labour is developed.  A Training Resource Person base is established in the state

5. State Resource Centre on Child Labour Continuation and further strengthening of the State Resource Centre under the revised State Action Program

6. Karnataka State Child Labour Eradication Project Society (Chair: Secretary - Labour) State Resource Centre on Child Labour State Resource Person - Commissioner of Labour Deputy State Resource Person Editor - E Journal Assistant - Help Line & Office Manager - Web & MIS Advisory Committee (E Journal & Website) Consultants Action Plan Development Advisory Committee (SRC & State Action Plan) Represented by Govt Depts, CSOs, TUs, Social Institutions, Media Joint Labour Commissioner (CL&MW)

7. State Resource Centre on Child Labour  Objective is to develop most resourceful website  Should facilitate for the people and organizations working for child welfare  Than just the communication tool, should be ‘knowledge’ dissemination platform

8. State Resource Centre on Child Labour  Website will warehouse all the relevant information about child welfare – legislations, awareness materials, books, capacity building materials, audio-video materials etc  Will have the data base of organizations and activists working for child welfare  Will facilitate to get online reporting from District Societies  Facilitate for the ‘web based solution exchange platform’

9. State Resource Centre on Child Labour  Comments and Suggestions are received from different organization and people  Had consultation meeting with senior personnel of labour department  Sought expectation and suggestion from FOUR NGOs and more than EIGHT development professionals

10. State Resource Centre on Child Labour  Constituting ‘Advisory Committee’ comprising of ‘resource persons’ for Web and E Journal from  Government – DWCD, SSA, Labour  NGOs – 02 members  Media – 02 members  Journalism Institution – 01 member  Information Technology

11. State Resource Centre on Child Labour Objective of our E Journal  To disseminate information on organization, people and programs working for the eradication of child labour  To share the best practices and success stories  To draw the attention of elite group and CSOs about child labour problem  Share recent updates

12. State Resource Centre on Child Labour  Thematic Lead Story  Column by Development Professionals  Introduction of Organization and Activists working for Child Welfare  Information of one international / national program implemented to eradicate child labour  5 Q s – Your Views (Eliciting responses of people from different walks of life on similar issues)  Funding Opportunity for CSOs  Important ‘news’ and media articles  Literature Reviews

13. State Resource Centre on Child Labour Launching Revised State Action Plan to eradicate child labour State Consultation Meeting (NGOs, Govt and Foundations/Donor Agencies) to Present the prepared plan Identifying Consultants on Labour, Education, Women & Child Development, Convergence/Livelihood/Development Consultants and Overall Consultant Work to develop the Revised State PlanConsult stakeholders and seek suggestions Formation of State Advisory Committee to work on Revised Child Labour Eradication Plan Work as a suggestion bodyEndorse the formulated plan Stake Holders Consultation Meeting Obtaining Inputs from other states Learning best practices of other states child labour policy

14. State Resource Centre on Child Labour  Composition of State Advisory Committee  Government  Rural Development and Panchayath Raj  Women and Child Development  Labour  Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan – Education  Agriculture  Police  Health

15. State Resource Centre on Child Labour  Composition of State Advisory Committee  CSOs – 04 members  Media – 03 members  Academic / Social Institutions – 02 members  International Agencies – 02 members  Trade Unions and Employers Association – 03 members

16. State Resource Centre on Child Labour  Suggested List of State Action Plan Advisory Committee is ready  Layout of E-Journal and Website is prepared  Consulted Govt., CSOs & Academic members expressed their willingness to be the part of Advisory Committees  Website & E Journal preparation process is underway  The ‘Child Line’ operations will be functional within a month’s time  SRC would strive to devise ‘Revised State Action Plan’ within February 2010.

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