At the launching ceremony (Photo: VNA) Implemented from October 2020 to March 2023 at a totalcost of nearly 5.7 billion VND (248,000 USD), the project covers the sixcommunes of Ea Tan and Dlie Ya in Krong Nang district, Ea Drong and Ea Tul in CuM’Gar district, and Cu Bao and Ea Drong in Buon Ho township.
Objectives include improving the living conditions of childrenin coffee growing and processing areas, to ensure they are protected and theirrights are observed.
About 2,000 children are expected to benefit from theproject, most of whom are from ethnic minority groups.
According to Vice Director of the Dak Lak Departmentof Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Phuong, Dak Lak is an agricultureprovince and nearly 70 percent of its population are farmers.
Coffee is the major crop, he said, adding that theproject will contribute to improving awareness among children, parents,businesses, and local authorities about children’s rights, realising targetsset regarding their care, especially in preventing them from leaving school duringthe harvest season.
Along with strengthening communications, thedepartment will support poor children to return to school while assisting localauthorities to inspect workplace safety at coffee production facilities, Phuongsaid.
At the same time, the department will coordinate withthe Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to organise contests on technologyapplication in coffee production, with the aim of erasing work involving child labour,while cooperating with the Health Department to prevent children being injured duringproduction.
The capacity of units in the coffee supply chain to protectchildren will be enhanced, he said, adding that training courses will be heldfor relevant parties while communications on child protection laws will bestrengthened. Businesses will be encouraged to sign agreements on not usingchild labour and ensuring workplace safety./.
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