Click on the map to see the ECLT program in Tanzania

Tanzania ratified the ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 182 in September 2001. click here for more information on this convention

Tanzania signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the ILO-IPEC for creating and implementing programmes to fight child labour in 1994.

Tobacco-growing was identified as one of the worst forms of child labour in Tanzania following a National Round table in 2001.

An ILO-IPEC sub-regional programme to combat hazardous child labour in commercial agriculture

(COMAGRI) has been implemented since 2001, and aims 4 districts, one in which tobacco-growing is wide-spread – Urambo. ECLT will specifically be funding this part of the programme.

Other links:
IPEC Tanzania TimeBound Programme:
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/ipec/timebound/tanzania.pdf