, illicit activities, and involvement in armed conflict, prostitution or pornography. Save the Children recognizes that not all forms of work are harmful. Many children and youths may benefit from being economically active, such as through light work that can be combined with school. Save the Children addresses the complexity of children and work in both development and emergencies contexts, by combining our expertise in child protection, economic strengthening, health and education to create opportunities for children to become healthy, educated and empowered citizens. We advocate on social protection for the prevention of harmful work, support in transition from harmful work to decent work, and conduct awareness raising programmes in communities, where children, parents and employers are involved.1d:T788,

Historically, the response to child labour in emergencies has been inadequate, but it is increasingly recognised as a growing issue in many emergencies, and is no longer only considered a development issue. With children’s needs addressed more holistically through case management and systems approaches it is gaining prominence as a key child protection concern during humanitarian crisis.

The primary purpose of this guidance is to support child protection programme managers and advisors to:

Set priorities, design strategies and implement activities to address and prioritize child labour interventions as a life-saving activity;
Coordinate with humanitarian, government and development actors across sectors to address child labour in emergencies as part of a systems strengthening approach to reach the most vulnerable children;
Strengthen situational analysis to improve the understanding of the present and future risks if there is no intervention;
Ensure no harm is done during emergency responses: Set priorities, design strategies and implement activities to do no harm and prevent child labour and its worst forms worsening.

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