Various activities were held here on Thursday over the island country of Madagascar to mark the World Day against Child Labor.
The Madagascan government had made great efforts to fight against child labor including the enforcement of laws, education in line with international norms, and the set-up of national and regional committees in charge of anti-child labor, the Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Laws, Abdou Salame, told a gathering here.
He promised that his ministry would help the non-governmental organizations, civil societies and government institutions to safeguard the rights of children and youth in the Indian Ocean island country.
Various activities including seminars and children show were organized in the capital city as well as eight regions out of 22 over the country on the day, with the theme "promoting education as a route to reducing child labor."
According to the law of Madagascar, anyone who employs children will be punished by a fine of 1 to 3 million ariaries (570 to 1,700 U.S. dollars) and by an imprisonment of one to three years at the same time.
Source:Xinhua
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