Zim moves to eradicate child labour in agric sector

Government in collaboration with  the National Employment Council for Agricultural Industry in Zimbabwe (NECAgriculture) say it is committed to fighting child labour in the sector through implementing a cocktail of labour market interventions.

Speaking during a meeting to review child labour policy in agriculture on Friday, director of Labour in the Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare ministry, Clemence Vusani, said eliminating child labour was a key priority with government working to be done with the scourge by 2030.

 “To ensure that Zimbabwe attains a free child labour economy by 2030, the government has prioritised child labour monitoring under NDS1.

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