Call to eliminate child labour

Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has laid emphasis on comprehensive efforts of all stakeholders in eliminating child labour to turn every child into an educated and worthy citizen, reports BSS.
Jhantu said this while presiding over tri-monthly Advisory Committee meeting of the ‘Child Labour Elimination Action for Real Change in Urban Slum Areas of Rangpur City Corporation and Thakurgaon Municipality of Northwestern Bangladesh (CLEAR)’ project at RCC auditorium on Monday afternoon.
The Eco- Social Development Organisation (ESDO) in association with RCC and Thakurgaon Municipality has been implementing the project in Rangpur city and Thakurgaon pourasabha with financial assistance of Manusher Janno Foundation.
Secretary of RCC Fazlul Kabir delivered welcome speech narrating the ongoing project activities and successes achieved so far in bringing back of the working and vulnerable children under mainstream education programme in the city.
The Advisory Committee members, Monitoring and Advocacy Officer of CLEAR project for RCC Mostafa Kamal, Coordinator for the project of ESDO Mahbubul Haque, City Councilors and project beneficiary children attended the meeting.
Representatives of all eight committees working at eight multidimensional centres in the city for proper implementation of the project narrated their success achieved in ensuring safety and security of the working children by eliminating hazardous child labour.
The City Mayor highly appreciated the set goals of the CLEAR project and successes achieved so far and thanked ESDO authority for including RCC in the project for turning Rangpur into a city free from hazardous child labour. Later, he formally published the ‘Poster Cum Calendar’, prepared under the CLEAR project, by unveiling cover and distributed the same among all participants.

 

Call to eliminate child labour

Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has laid emphasis on comprehensive efforts of all stakeholders in eliminating child labour to turn every child into an educated and worthy citizen, reports BSS. Jhantu said this while presiding over tri-monthly Advisory Committee meeting of the Child Labour Elimination Action for Real Change in Urban Slum Areas of Rangpur City Corporation and Thakurgaon Municipality of Northwestern Bangladesh (CLEAR) project at RCC auditorium on Monday afternoon. The Eco- Social Development Organisation (ESDO) in association with RCC and Thakurgaon Municipality has been implementing the project in Rangpur city and Thakurgaon pourasabha with financial assistance of Manusher Janno Foundation. Secretary of RCC Fazlul Kabir delivered welcome speech narrating the ongoing project activities and successes achieved so far in bringing back of the working and vulnerable children under mainstream education programme in the city. The Advisory Committee members, Monitoring and Advocacy Officer of CLEAR project for RCC Mostafa Kamal, Coordinator for the project of ESDO Mahbubul Haque, City Councilors and project beneficiary children attended the meeting. Representatives of all eight committees working at eight multidimensional centres in the city for proper implementation of the project narrated their success achieved in ensuring safety and security of the working children by eliminating hazardous child labour. The City Mayor highly appreciated the set goals of the CLEAR project and successes achieved so far and thanked ESDO authority for including RCC in the project for turning Rangpur into a city free from hazardous child labour. Later, he formally published the Poster Cum Calendar, prepared under the CLEAR project, by unveiling cover and distributed the same among all participants.