Call for Proposals: Elimination of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture (Turkey)

Deadline: 31-May-2024

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is inviting proposals for the elimination of child labour in seasonal agriculture through implementation of multi-staged intervention activities targeting children and families.

The “An Integrated Model for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting” Project is funded by CAOBISCO and built on three main pillars of capacity building, direct intervention and awareness raising which are interlinked and reinforce each other. The project adopts a dual strategy: “upstream” policy work in the form of encouraging national and local ownership, national leadership and capacity development as well as advocacy; and “downstream” work to reduce and prevent the worst forms of child labour in seasonal agriculture through integrated area-based interventions in target provinces. This is the first ever public-private partnership project of the ILO Office for Türkiye and seeks to take action against child labour. The project has been implemented in four phases till December 2023 in Ordu, Giresun, Samsun, Düzce, Sakarya and Şanlıurfa and extended for phase 5 until the end of 2026 in the same provinces.

The “Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Türkiye” project is funded by Ferrero and as in the Phase I, Phase II of the project will continue to enhance and facilitate the exchange of government, private sector, social partners and civil society experience in addressing child labour, particularly in hazelnut supply chain, as a means to maximize collective learning opportunities among the project stakeholders for elimination of Worst forms of Child Labour in agriculture. Additionally, lessons-learned and good practices derived from the previous project intervention will be disseminated to other crop groups with a particular focus on good subject to export.

The Project is built on three main pillars which are: local and national capacity development; implementation and scaling up of strategic intervention model and awareness raising for local and national stakeholders, value chain actors, and general public. The current phase of the project will be implemented until March 2027 in 9 provinces which are Ordu, Samsun, Sakarya, Düzce, Zonguldak, Trabzon, Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman and Diyarbakır.

Both projects which are implemented with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MoLSS) Directorate General of Labour will complement each other’s activities as well as existing ILO programme activities dedicated to the elimination of child labour in Türkiye.

Eligibility Criteria 

• In order to be eligible for this call for application, applicants shall meet below eligibility criteria:
  • Being a legally recognized organization, carrying out non-profit oriented work, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), foundations, research institutions, statistical institutions, educational institutions (including universities), intergovernmental organizations, and any other entities of a similar nature.
  • Should have never failed to meet its obligations or been involved in proscribed practices or prohibited conduct, involving the ILO or any other entities of the United Nations system or multilateral development finance institutions;
  • Should have never been the subject of any sanctions nor been identified as ineligible by any government, supranational organization (e.g., European Union), another entity of the United Nations system or multilateral development finance institution and;
  • Should comply with any specific criteria detailed in the funding agreement.
  • Having proven record of experience in;
    • conducting education/training and/or social protection activities to disadvantaged groups, including at-risk children and their families.
    • collaborating with relevant public institutions, such as local authorities, Provincial and District Directorates of the Ministry of National Education, Turkish Employment Agency, the Provincial and District Directorates of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, etc.
  • Having proven institutional, financial and human resources capacity to implement and monitor similar interventions and manage funds.
  • Should be registered in Türkiye.
  • Should have conclusive evidence of tax compliance status, including proof of no outstanding tax debts to any government authority at the time of application.

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