Statistics on Working Children and Education

advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The Government launched the National Costed Plan of Action for Most Vulnerable Children II (2013-17), which includes plans to provide social services to vulnerable children, including child laborers. The Government also expanded the Tanzania Social Action Fund’s conditional cash transfer program, which demonstrated an increase in school enrollment and a decrease in child labor. Despite these efforts, an updated and comprehensive list of hazardous work activities prohibited for children has not been implemented in either the mainland or Zanzibar. Gaps remain in laws regulating light work for children 12-14 and children engaging in illicit activities. Children continue to engage in the worst forms of child labor, including in dangerous activities in agriculture and fishing