ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The International Labour Organization (ILO) has established 18 Community Education and Action (CEA) centres for children in specific economic sectors to combat child labour in Pakistan.

Sources in the ILO told APP on Tuesday that this programme was designed to combat the multi-faceted problem of child/bonded labour.

“The project is a pilot exercise with an initial duration of two years to examine the viability of the planned actions and develop a sustainable and replicable strategy, which may be multiplied on a wider scale,” they added.

The sources said the programme’s strategy was to mobilize a broad alliance of governmental and non-governmental agencies, communities, employers, parents and children in taking joint action against child/bonded labour.

Under the project, the capacity of directorates of labour welfare in the four provinces will be strengthened to monitor work places and to ensure complete eradication of child labour, they added.