Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports

Benin

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2023 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor:

Moderate Advancement

In 2023, Benin made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The government partnered with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes to train judges, police officers, and social workers on technical and legal frameworks and tools for detecting, investigating, and prosecuting cases related to child trafficking. It also cooperated with the Governments of Gabon, Togo, the Republic of Congo, and the International Criminal Police Organization in the repatriation of child survivors across international borders. Several policies were also under development to address child labor in 2023, including a roadmap for Benin's integration into the International Labor Organization's Alliance 8.7, sector-specific action plans to combat child labor in mining and quarrying and in child domestic labor. However, the government does not meet its international agreements on education, as it does not provide universal free basic education for a minimum of nine years. In addition, inadequate funding for the labor inspectorate may impede government efforts to protect children from the worst forms of child labor. Finally, due to the lack of a unified digitized data collection system, cases are recorded on paper and researched in person, creating challenges in compiling and sharing law enforcement information.

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