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SUGGESTED REMEDIATION PROCEDURES for CHILD LABOR
If child labour is found, it is vital to act quickly.
If you suspect that workers in a factory may be underage, do not approach the workers directly in the first instance, but check their ID as part of a routine document check process without raising the alarm. If document checks confirm the child is underage or if ID checks are inconclusive, you should take the following action:
1. Remove the child from all work immediately. Preventing the continuation of work gives a clear message to factory managers. It also reduces the risk that managers may try to continue to use child workers under the guise of bogus ‘training centres’ or ‘apprenticeship schemes’. You should err on the side of caution and assume that a young-looking worker is under-age until verifiable evidence to the contrary is provided.
2. Ensure the child is in a safe place.
3. Obtain contact details (ideally mobile phone number) of child and parents/guardian, and wherever possible, home address
4. Clarify the true identity and age of the child. Review age documents of the child and verify that they are genuine. If the documentary evidence is inconclusive checking the age of the child may entail o Communication or meeting with parents and guardians of children o Contacting local labour authorities to validate identification o Medical checks to assess age
5. Talk to the child to ensure they understand what is happening and why. Listen to them to understand their needs. Explain the possible remediation options and other measures to be put in place. Ensure they agree to participate in the remediation programme. It is important in your contact with children to be aware of situations which may present risks and manage these.
6. Meet with top production site management to communicate the policies

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and basic positions regarding child labour and obtain their consensus on the interim arrangement for the child and their commitment for remediation.
7. Provide free food and free and safe accommodation to the child until a remediation programme is operational (this can be a relatively lengthy process). In some cases, particularly for children who have migrated for work, either with or without their families, the best interim solution may be to continue to stay in the factory dormitory (if dormitory accommodation is provided); however this is never a desirable long-term solution.
8.Arrange payment of a stipend to the child both during the exploratory phase and throughout the whole remediation programme. The stipend should be equivalent to the amount the child was earning whilst employed, or at least local minimum wage standard, whichever is higher. The stipend should be paid in weekly or monthly, rather than as a lump sum.
9. Contact the parents/guardians to ensure that they understand and agree with what is happening and to explain the ongoing provision of stipend, food, and accommodation. If necessary, educate the parents about the benefits of schooling/vocational training. With younger children, the strong involvement of parents/guardians is particularly important. In cases where parents have sent their child to work, this process of persuasion may be difficult and it is particularly important to ensure that parents are confident that the family’s income will not be reduced by participating in child labour remediation.
10. Review all the personnel records at the workplace to identify whether there are any other child workers.
11. Give advice on improving age verification systems to ensure that no new child worker is hired. These could include (but not exclusively): - Policy on minimum age requirements and all workers to show proof of ID - How to check the validity of ID and age - Record keeping procedures

Kết quả (Việt) 1:

1 Thủ tục khắc phục cho lao động trẻ em Nếu lao động trẻ em được tìm thấy, nó là rất quan trọng để hành động một cách nhanh chóng. Nếu bạn nghi ngờ rằng người lao động trong một nhà máy có thể là vị thành niên, không tiếp cận các công nhân trực tiếp trong trường hợp đầu tiên, nhưng kiểm tra ID của họ như là một phần của một quá trình kiểm tra tài liệu thông thường mà không cần nâng báo động. Nếu tài liệu kiểm tra xác nhận đứa trẻ vị thành niên hoặc nếu ID kiểm tra là không quyết định, bạn nên có những hành động sau đây: 1. hủy bỏ các con từ tất cả công việc ngay lập tức. Ngăn chặn việc tiếp tục công việc cung cấp cho một thông điệp rõ ràng cho người quản lý nhà máy. Nó cũng làm giảm nguy cơ mà quản lý có thể cố gắng để tiếp tục sử dụng nhân viên trẻ em dưới ăn mặc đơn sơ của không có thật 'Trung tâm đào tạo' hoặc 'học nghề đề án'. Bạn nên err ở mặt bên của thận trọng và giả định rằng một nhân viên trẻ, tìm kiếm dưới tuổi cho đến khi kiểm chứng bằng chứng ngược lại được cung cấp. 2. đảm bảo con là ở một nơi an toàn. 3. Lấy chi tiết liên lạc (lý tưởng nhất là số điện thoại di động) của trẻ em và cha mẹ/người giám hộ, và bất cứ nơi nào có thể, trang chủ địa chỉ 4. làm rõ nhận dạng đúng và tuổi của trẻ. Xem lại tài liệu tuổi của trẻ em và xác minh rằng họ là chính hãng. Nếu tài liệu bằng chứng là không quyết định kiểm tra tuổi của đứa trẻ có thể gây o giao tiếp hoặc gặp gỡ với cha mẹ và người giám hộ của trẻ em o Contacting lao động chính quyền địa phương để xác nhận nhận dạng o kiểm tra y tế để đánh giá tuổi 5. Talk to the child to ensure they understand what is happening and why. Listen to them to understand their needs. Explain the possible remediation options and other measures to be put in place. Ensure they agree to participate in the remediation programme. It is important in your contact with children to be aware of situations which may present risks and manage these. 6. Meet with top production site management to communicate the policies 2 and basic positions regarding child labour and obtain their consensus on the interim arrangement for the child and their commitment for remediation. 7. Provide free food and free and safe accommodation to the child until a remediation programme is operational (this can be a relatively lengthy process). In some cases, particularly for children who have migrated for work, either with or without their families, the best interim solution may be to continue to stay in the factory dormitory (if dormitory accommodation is provided); however this is never a desirable long-term solution. 8.Arrange payment of a stipend to the child both during the exploratory phase and throughout the whole remediation programme. The stipend should be equivalent to the amount the child was earning whilst employed, or at least local minimum wage standard, whichever is higher. The stipend should be paid in weekly or monthly, rather than as a lump sum. 9. Contact the parents/guardians to ensure that they understand and agree with what is happening and to explain the ongoing provision of stipend, food, and accommodation. If necessary, educate the parents about the benefits of schooling/vocational training. With younger children, the strong involvement of parents/guardians is particularly important. In cases where parents have sent their child to work, this process of persuasion may be difficult and it is particularly important to ensure that parents are confident that the family’s income will not be reduced by participating in child labour remediation. 10. Review all the personnel records at the workplace to identify whether there are any other child workers. 11. Give advice on improving age verification systems to ensure that no new child worker is hired. These could include (but not exclusively): - Policy on minimum age requirements and all workers to show proof of ID - How to check the validity of ID and age - Record keeping procedures