NGOs are often key players in the IPEC multisectoral approach involving governments, employers and workers organizations and civil society, in the elimination of child labour. Many major IPEC Action Programmes directly involve NGOs or indeed were originated by NGOs themselves. Other NGOs are also involved in education and monitoring of school attendance.
Results are highly encouraging.
In Retalhuleu, about 120 miles from Guatemala City, poor families are involved in crushing rock in quarries on the banks of the Samal River. Provide educational alternatives. Incorporate child labor into the government s social development agenda. Support activities of other social agents in policy implementation. Create awareness among the population on child labor as exploitation.