JP\/5\/ILO<\/p>\n
ILO sends mobile libraries to Aceh Besar<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post
\nJakarta<\/p>\n
The International Labor Organization (ILO) will soon provide
\nchildren with mobile libraries in two locations of Aceh Besar
\nregency. The UN agency will also set up a Children's
\nRehabilitation and Creativity Center in the regency.<\/p>\n
\"We have selected two appropriate locations in Kutabaro and
\nLambaro district in Aceh Besar,\" an ILO staffer, Abdul Hakim, was
\nquoted by Antara as saying in Banda Aceh on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The locations were chosen because many displaced people in the
\nareas, particularly children, had not been provided with
\nsufficient aid compared to those in other temporary shelters.<\/p>\n
\"We believe that the program is very important. The mobile
\nlibraries will help provide reading materials for children, while
\nthe Rehabilitation and Creativity Center will be a great help in
\nassessing the needs of the children,\" said Abdul Hakim.<\/p>\n
ILO is also organizing a training program for adolescents
\nbetween the ages of 15 to 17, who currently live in shelters in
\nAceh. The program will be based in Banda Aceh and starts on March
\n14.<\/p>\n
The youths will be provided with practical skills training to
\nenable them to get jobs, including computer skills and furniture-
\nmaking.<\/p>\n
\"At least 192 Aceh youths will receive a 12-day training
\ncourse,\" said Abdul Hakim.<\/p>\n
According to Abdul Hakim, the program is in response to
\nconcerns that Aceh children, who survived the tsunami will be
\nvictims of child smuggling rings or employed in harmful work
\nconditions. The ILO, which has long fought to eradicate child
\nlabor, will work with the local manpower office on the programs.<\/p>\n
ILO is also organizing programs for adults, who will be
\ntrained in furniture-making, tailoring and computer use in the
\nnext two months.<\/p>",
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