(3)
The Minister responsible for labour (insert appropriate portfolio or
portfolios)
shall, in consultation with the Minister and other
relevant appropriate authorities, put in place policies, measures
and interventions, subject to international labour standards,
which shall ensure that –
(a)
a child is not subjected to economic exploitation or any
work that is hazardous or likely to interfere with the
child’s education, physical or mental health or social
development; and
(b)
a child in marriage or a victim of child marriage has access
to suitable gainful employment and, in particular, equal
pay for equal work or equal value of work.
(4)
The Minister responsible for labour shall, in consultation with
the Minister –
(a)
develop macroeconomic policies that focus on job creation
for children in marriages or victims of child marriages;
(b)
develop measures to regulate the informal economy so as
to prevent unfair labour practices where the majority of
children work;
(c)
foster greater linkages between the labour market and
education and training systems to ensure that curricula
are aligned to the needs of the labour market and that
children
are
trained
in
fields
where
employment
opportunities are available or are growing;
(d)
implement
appropriately-timed
career
guidance
for
children, children in marriages and victims of child
marriages, as part of the schooling and post-schooling
education system;
(e)
promote entrepreneurship for children in marriages and
victims of child marriages, by including entrepreneurship
training in the school curricula, providing access to credit,
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