2,800 children to be freed from child labour

The government has set a target to bring 2,800 children engaged in hazardous work back to everyday life by bringing them under non-formal and technical education in the upcoming fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24). 

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal made the proposal while unveiling the Tk 761,785 crore proposed national budget for FY24 in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday.

Kamal said, “We are continuing the programme for bringing one lakh child labourers engaged in hazardous work back to normal life by imparting non-formal and technical education.

“We have already finalised the National Action Plan 2021 -25 to eliminate child labour.”

Under the plan, the minister said the government had set a target to bring 2,800 children out of child labour from vulnerable sectors in FY24.

Meanwhile, eight vulnerable sectors have been declared free from child labour. The programme of establishing children's rooms in factories and institutions will continue as before, added the minister.