Unit |
Total
Number |
Selected
Plants |
(%)
Selected |
1. Shrimp processing plants in sample districts |
82 |
41 |
50 |
2. Shrimp farms | 21,000 |
1093 |
5 |
3. Shrimp fry collection spots | 17 |
17 |
100 |
Respondents: | |||
Unit |
Total
Number of working Children |
Number
ofworking Children Interviewed |
(%)
of the working Children |
Shrimp processing plants | 728 |
728 |
100 |
Shrimp farms | 266 |
266 |
100 |
Fry collection spots
|
1263 |
1263 |
100 |
2257 |
2257 |
||
Other
Respondents: |
Total
Number |
Number Interviewed |
(
% ) |
Employers of Plants | 41 |
41 |
100 |
Employers of Farms | 21000 |
1093 |
5* |
NSFA | 11 |
3 |
27* |
Achievement
:- The children upto 14 years of age are engaged mainly in ice-breaking, packing, loading, unloading, peeling, defining and fish fry collection etc. Based on survey and interpolation it was calculated that 14,000 children upto 14 years of age were engaged in various activities. Therefore, any project for development of the working children should focus on these children. Recommendations: Any such project for elimination of child labour in Shimp industries will require active participation of Employers/Owners of industries Association, local government bodies and donor agencies. The following activities may be taken to address the problems of the working children in Shrimp industries.
The implementation of the recommendations may have the following impact:
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The broad objective of the survey
is to understand the overall socio-economic condition of the children engaged
in the shrimp fry collection and shrimp processing industry.
The specific objectives of the proposed survey are as follows:
Activities :-
Out of 8 districts where shrimp processing industries are located, five districts i.e., Khulna, Chittagong, Bagerhat, Satkhira and Cox’s Bazar were selected for collecting relevant socio-economic information on the children engaged in the shrimp processing industries, shrimp farms and fry collection through administering a questionnaire. In addition, 17 fry collection spots in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Patuakhali Sea-shore area were selected for the survey. These districts were selected because of the concentration of shrimp cultivation. Again from the selected districts, some areas were selected which are adjacent to the rivers. In this connection, information was also collected from Associations and the respective Thana Fisheries Officers.
As regards conducting of
socio-economic survey of the children working in the shrimp processing industries,
the list of the plants was collected from Headquarters of Directorate of
Fisheries, and Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association. There are
about 82 shrimp processing plants and 21,000 fish farms in Khulna, Satkhira,
Bagerhat, Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong districts. 50% per cent plants
and 5% fish farms were selected from each of the above mentioned districts
as units for conducting a socio-economic survey of the children working
in the shrimp processing industries on the basis of random sampling (lottery).
However, some criteria were evolved to select the plants according to locations
of plants by city boundaries, fringe and rural areas. A structured questionnaire
and inventory were used to collect relevant information both from primary
and secondary sources and selected respondents. A group of trained surveyors,
each comprising two members totaling 5 teams, collected the information
and conducted the field interviews. The data collection was supervised by
the supervisors and the checking and cross-checking was done by the Research
Team Members to ensure maximum accuracy of the data. In selecting the sample,
a list of farms and industries for each sample district was prepared. These
lists were treated as sampling frame using appropriate random sampling technique
through lottery. All the working children of the selected farms and industries
were interviewed using a pre-designed semi-structured interview schedule.
The parents of working children, employers, office bearers and members of
the BFFEA and National Shrimp Farmers Association (NSFA) were also interviewed
with the structured questionnaire.
The units and respondents selected for the survey in the sample districts
are shown below:
Introduction : The survey of working children in Seafood industry was undertaken by Integrated Service for Development of Children and Mothers(ISDCM) at the request of ILO. Prior to undertaking the survey a number of meeting between the concerned officials of ILO and ISDCM to discuss the concept paper and the survey proposal took place. Based on the concept paper for the survey and discussions with the ILO, the survey work was undertaken by ISDCM on the specific terms of reference. The report is the outcome of this effort. The Objectives: |
Donor & Agreement: |
International Labour Organization (ILO), Project Code: A: 270.10.359.083 |
Area & Duration : |
Satkhira, Chitagonag, Bagerhat and Cox’s Bazar. March1999 – May1999. |
Cost of Project : |
BD TK. 493,100.00 |