District action plan for three Districts of – , Banaskantha,

Chhota Udaipur

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P A|WSI 771 nOtS Date : 5t! June 2018

Message

The fight against child labour in the world contlnues to be a daunting challenge, but we are beginning lo sa€ an encouraging reduclioh in child labour -.especially ils worst forms. The harshest thing about child labour is that it steals childhood innocence and deprives those who \4,ere forced by life's circumstances to embrace it from the simplest and most basic rights, such as lo grow in the warmth of a family; as it exposes them to health and psycholdgical risks, tuming them into a direct and easy targat for new kinds of pgrversrons,

We know today that with the political will in the state, the government resources and the right kind of planning actions we can definitely put an end lo this scourge in the lives of so many faniilies and society at large. We have made substanlial progress in connecting the tight against child labour with education.

I believe that it is vory much within our capadg to make this a District without child labour. We are on the right track. Clearly, there is still much to be done. And none of us can do it alone - each of us must continue to invest in the struggle ior lhe dignity of all the children of our district.

I take an opportunity lo prcsent my appreciation, suppori and best wishes to all who have been entrusted with the making and implemenling of this plan.

",Wo^ ll.1 District Profile

Chhota Udaipur is a tribal dominated district and the district headquarters is located 110 km away from . lt shares its borders with the state of Madhya pradesh. chhota udepur is the third tribat dominated district in eastern Gujarat after the Narmadaand Tapi districts. The district consists of the six talukas. The district headquarters is located at Chhota Udepur Under the BJ p government Chhota Udepur which was part otVadodara district earlier, was announced as a separate district on January 19, 20i 3. The total area ofthe district is 1192 sq mt. the total population of the district is 961190 as per the census data available with the Gujarat government. This district have been carved in the recent past and therefore one must be careJul while making demographic assumptions and/or drawing conclusions from secondary data.

Block wise rural and urban population oI the district - Chhota Udepur

5r No Block Total Total MaIe Total female DoDulation Chhqta Udepur 10/,6044 s31745 514299 2 Pavi letDur 2614?5 261425 26t425 3 Kawat 201573 1,10752 90,841 Naswadl t55443 78838 '16605 185846 89168 96688 1,81,801

Working children has been identified as one of the key issues in the district with the reasons being cited including interslate mjgration, cotton seed industries, banana plantations, mineralmining and agriculture in addition to informal sector economies. chhota udepur has had high incidence of children direcfly involved into labour and also as forced migration along with their parents. The district has mainly high rate of outmigration in compared to other districts with in-migration.

ll.2 District Consultation : Overview on Conclusions

The district consultation was held atthe District Labour department in the ZillaSeva Sadan in Banaskantha on November'10, 2017. ltwas attended byfunctionaries from the Labour Commisionerate atthe state level (Department of Labour and Employment), district labour department, District ofiicials from the Department of Education and Sarva Sikshya Abhiyaan, District Child Protection Unit, Chitd Wellare potice Ofiicer, childLine and members from uNlcEF's NGo partner Bhasha organization. The meeting was {acilitated with technical support Irom UNICEE Gujarat.

Procedural systems identilied in addressing these issues include inadequate coordination between stakeholder departments, requirement for procedural strengthening in interstate coordination for repatriation, need to strengthen rehabilitation facilities and online data entry in the child tracking system, need for more extensive dissemination of IEC and SBCC material, inadequate clarity on age determination of rescued children, and needto strengthen evidence and relerralmechanisms duringthe handing overthe child tothe parents.

(1) ll.2 District Consultation: Overview on Conclusions

Broadly the addressal mechanisms suggested include better ljnkages with social protection and livelihood schemes and policies; better awareness regarding legislations and demerits of child labour; stronger implementation of CALPRA; capacity building ol mid cadre functionaries and stakeholders; institutionalised coordination mechanisms between departments and inter-state coordination; provision oI identity cards for migrant workers so they can avail services upon leaving their home villages/wardsl stronger penalty implementation; and real time dashboards and cohesive view on child labour reporting ano prevatence. ll.3 District Action Plan

The District Action Plan has been developed mainly around the three pivotal axes ot Prevention and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Awareness Generation on key aspectsto curb the perpetuation of child labour, Following were the key areas of discussion and agreement took place during the district consultations in making the D istrict Actio n Plan for elimination oJ Child Labour.

Prevention & Rescue : 1. Chhota udepur relatively being newly established district, the government in still in process to strengthen and poolin the required human resources and otherfacilities inthe district.

2. There is still an opportunity and scope to have better Coordination between the ACL, GLO, ChjldLine, CWPO and DCPU to closethe gap between rescue and rehabilitation

a. Capacity building ofallstatf on CALPRA and JJ Act,20l5 b. Better coordination ol functionaries with Education department lo provision STP and SSA to children rescuedfrom Child Labour c. Repatriation would require inter district and interctate coordination for which a coordination committee should be formed with assigned nodal ofiicials who would assist in the process of reoatriation

d. Once the repatriation oJ a child is complete (from other states to Gujarat) the nodal person should relerthe child to the district CWC

3. Quarterly mapping oJ hotspots and zones where there is higher vulnerability to child labour with the help of partner NGOS, lt has been agreed to have a baseline survey and mapping of pockets and areas to be done underthe districtaction plan

a. Seasonal out-migration oI parents with children from the district take place within the state into various districts of Gujarat, namely Saurastra, Dang, , Surat and kutch. At present in the Chhota Udepur city the jollowing are high vulnerability areas: main market areasj Ganj Bazar area; in lhe rural areas brick kilns, construction sites and the cotton farming areas are some of identified as high prevalence ofchildren involved into labour.

b. Of those employed in these sites Gujarati tribal children from Amirgadh and Danta blocks are the mostvulnerable

(2) 4. lt is also required to recpgnize howthe specially abled children are engaged in different unlts for small works

5. Data sharing from SSA to labour department can help in task force planning for awareness and raid activities

6. The labour department in chhota udepur need to be strengthened in regard to lack of resources due to which sometimes even vehicle availability for raids is a major challenge , SSA and DCPU has agreed to sharethe budget on the vehicles whenever needed as part oftheirwork-plans

7. A strong need to establish open shelters in the district for which Labour department will coordinate with SD0 atdistrict level

8. Linkages with Suraksha Setu Rath is suggested to spread awareness among the communities on

elimination of child labour

9. To counter the menace of fake lDs issued to children by way of alliances formed with contractors of child labour, labour otficials conducting the raid or taking suo moto cognizance can get an age test doneto conlirm the child's age and disregald the age proofdocument if he/she deems itto be fake.

10. Wider circulation of contact numbers of the DCPU office, ACL, GLO, Police station and Child Line for people to report incidences ofchild labour.

11. Two raids a month are the minimum mandated. However when deemed necessary ihe number of raidsto be increased inn line with the seasonal migration

a. District specific calendar to be developed keeping harvest and sowing season in mind (cotton and potato picking season); events and occasions such as festivals or sawing seasons when incidence rates of child labour increases

12. Greater converge;ce with ihe education department to have an oversight mechanism into school absenteeism ofchildren. Empirical evidence suggests that mostschooldrop outsjoin theworkforce or are susceptible to it due to family migrations. Such cases should be immediately identified by the schooland the principalshould inform the SSA, who in turn willtorward the caseto the DCPU. 13. lnter-departmental convergence must be sought for linkages with seasonal hostels, and STP facilities.

a. UNICEF to provide technical support in the mapping oi relevant schemes and policies as livelihood options and social protection measuresfor parents ofvulnerable children

b. LJ N ICEF to facilitate lTl and skills training linkages along with life skills provisioning to vulnerable children

c. UNICEF to provide support to the depadment to conduct necessary capacity building and strengthening of service provisioning as a means of economic rehabilitation of parents and children

14. N4obilizing VCPCs and BcPcs on identification and reporting of possible child labour cases

a. UNICEF and SJED to support jn identification, mobilization and capacity building

(3) 15. The Department of Labour and Employment to issue a Government Resolution mandating institutions applying ior registration or renewal from DlsH or the municipality must take an undertaking stating thattheir license would b€ revoked ifthey hire child labour. portat 16. capacity building on usage of PENCIL supported by uNlcEF and tooking at ways to atign PENClLwith CTS

Rehabilitation 1. Strengthening and leveraging ofthe state resource centerfor eliminaton ofchih bbcr-r 2. Strengthening and leveraging olthe NCLp centerin BanaskantiEbe.'rr@- ds- a,r 3. ldentifying and mapping CSR opportunities for ski devdopnsi -E - * trGorE d rescued children

a. CSR to also be leveraged to seek wa!,s to srpplemefiftp nEEy p(otriddrs cf llc|-p b. uNlcEF to work in crose coflabordbn with the depairnent to exprore the possibirity ot lncremental Direct Cash TransfeG to rehabilitated children along with developing a monitoring mechantsm

4 CWCS to be made aware and sensitive to the sociai ills of Child Labour and the adverse impacts it has on children trapped in its vicious cycle-the objective would be to ensure that a comprehensive and meaningful Indivjdual Care Form be developed lorthe child's rehabilitation

5. J Forms to be filled in the Child Tracking System and monitored by the DCpU to keep track o: ch,'i.:- who are repeatedly coming intothe system because of Child Labour rescue cD€.= o-s 6. UNICEFto support in capacity building oi a.lltunctionafts m rdlar;,:ac --€c-€r6=

Awareness 1. Convergence with the Education departmentto ensure thd cfxldrent s€fiod il llrlst lre Ctfr f€|s number, so that children themselves can also report child labour cases

2. Convergence with the Department of lnlormation for wider and focused reach throuoh awareness campaigns using mass media channels 3. Exploring the possibility ol telecasting the Roll Call film developed jointly by the Department of Labour, GoG and UNICEF G ujarat betore the start ollilms in theaters

a. Costs to be developed by DoL and budgels allocated based on pre-decided calendar

4. Since child labor is slowly shifting from larger industries, to small scale establishments and private houses, it is importantto spread awareness among Resident Wellare Associauons (RWAS)

5. Developing and Dissemination ol Radio spots and short films; Brochures and IEC material: Posters undertaking zero tolerance to hirjng ot Child Labour 6. Sensitization oJ journalists through media conclaves in collaboration with the Department of , Inlormation and with suooortfrom UNICEF J 7. Mobilizing Faith leaders, PRI members and Sarpanches (lnfluencers at the community level) to take an undertaking pledging support to the cause

(4) Convergence :

N4inistry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal Ministry tor the overall policy, planning and coordination of programmes for the development of the scheduled Tribes (sTs). The programmes and schemes ol the Ministry are intended to support and supplement, through financial assistance, the efforts of other Central Ministries, the State Governments and voluntary organizations, and to fill critical gaps taking into account the needs ofST

Recent tribal welfare schemes :

Van Bandhu Kalyan Yoiana (VKY) : Introduced bythe Central government in 2014asaCentral Sector Scheme with an allocation of Rs 100 crore. The central Government proposes to replicate the intervention with special focus on the qualitative and sustainable employmentfor triballamiliesi lmproving the quality ofeducation and health and improving the quality of life in tribal areas. Under the scheme centre will provide Rs. 10 crore for each block (total Rs. 1OO crores for 1O blocks) for the development of various facilities for the Tribals. These blocks have been selected on the recommendations of the concerned States and have very low literacy rate.

Model Blocks : There are about 350 Blocks in the ScheduleV areas where population to STs compared to total population ofthe Block is 5O'l" or above. Despite several interventions in the past, these Blocks are still reeling under various facets of deprivation in So lar aS Human Development lndices are concerned. Through Vl({ it is envisaged to develop these Blocks as model Blocks over the period ol nextiive years with qualitative and visible infrastructural facilities. The selection of block will be made in consultation with the respective State Governments whiletaking into accountthe human developmenl indices

Approach ot Vl(Y : The proposed intervention is aimed at adopting a holistic approach to create an enabling environment whileensuring

. qualitative and sustainable employment; . emphasis on quality education & higher education; . accelerated economic development oftribal areas;

. health for all;

. housing for all;

. sale drinking waterfor allat doorsteps; . irrigation facilities suited to theterraini . allweather roads with connectivityto the nearbytown/cities; . universal availability of electricity; . urban development; . robust institutionalmechanism to rollthevehicle of developmenl with suslainability; . Promotion and conservation ol tribal cultural heritage and promotion of Sp

(5) Monitoring and Reporting Framework :

Responsible Outcome Output Major Actlvities stakeholders in coordinatlon with

Children and response Orientation / training of members of laoout adolescents sysrems are task force members and key frontline commissioner/inspector, are free from strengthened functionaries on child protection and enforcement otficers labour and by District District Action Plan (DAP) on access taoour elimination ot child labour regular department education Review and execute SOPS under DM, Labour through District Task Force commissioner, labour efforts made officers , Task Force by Labour team, Unicef department at District Ensure child friendly provisions and Labour department procedures during entire process oi raads and rescue

identify areas with maximum children Labour department involved in labour and plan rescue accordingly

Regular Mapping out high Labour department concentrated areas with children involved in labour

Work on convergence with allied Departments oJ Labour, systems for effective implementation Education, Health, of the Child Labour and Adolescent Social defense, ICPS, Prohibition and Regulation Act ICDS, IRD, SJPU

Engage with child protection Labour department structures at village, block and district level (VCPC, BCPC and DCPC, DCPU, CWC etc.)

Children are State and Children and their families receive Labour department, matnstreame District level benefits of social protection schemes SDO and DCPU d into society resources for economic rehabilitation of the children and thek Jamilies

rights Children are linked with vocationat Labour department in sustainable skill building programs coordination with lTl rehabililation and skills program ot the children Coordinate with CWC and SJPL, to Latrour department and rescued provde proteclion and interim safety rcPs of lhe rescued children

esta-blish a.rd work closety with DoL and NCLP NCLP to link a-.|d rnajnstreaming of Children wiih €aucdionst services

Collaborale wi& cisirict level All key allied district structures anci s-keirol ders to administration systems establish ard s-e-tg:ien rehabilitation rresra1isms {6) Monitoring work closely with education Labour department, department on monitoring ancl education dePartment tracking children drop out from

involving into Engage with child prot€ction labour department in structures at village, block and coordination with ICPS district level (VcPc, BcPc and DCPo, DcPU, CwC etc.) to sensitize involving to parents and communities on ill effects of children involving into labour and children's right to

Organize sensitization and Task force Members awareness events / programs to team in coordination spread message on elimination of wiih Civil society and

Develop lEc material on Elimination Labour department in oJ child labour and related legislative coordination with

Initiate dialogue with trade unions Dlvl and labour and associations to develop code ol department conduct and further to sensitize them and create legal binding to prevent hem to engage children into labour

Sensitization of journalists through Labour department in media conclaves coordination with department oI lntormation

Map out civil society netlvorks who play key role on supporting Golt ettorts in sensitizing parents and communities on reducing child labour in society

Efiective State and Progress of the DAP is monitored implementati District regularly in Task Force meetings ON Of DAP labour against child departments Every 6 month Labour department Dlvl and labour labour is regularly set conduct review ot DAP against child departmentwith support ensurgd up labour under leadership of DM of Unice{ through monitoling establishing and Labour department develop labour department monitoring evaluation of reporting format to quarterly share mechantsms DAP against progress report to Task torce and child labour state labour department

Good practices from all 3 districts labour departments of are documented and shared during Banaskatha, Vadodara by annual review of DAP and Chhota Udepur

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