BARBADOS CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND

UNCLAS BRIDGETOWN 000081 SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/CAR JONATHAN MITCHELL DOL/ILAB FOR TINA MCCARTER DRL/ILCSR FOR TU DANG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID XL SUBJECT: BARBADOS CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT (GSP) 2008 REPORT REF: A. 08 SECSTATE 127448 ¶B. 08 BRIDGETOWN 1505 ¶1. (U) Incidents of the worst forms of child labor are not believed to be a problem in the countries of the Eastern Caribbean. All the countries in the region have enacted comprehensive child protection laws and measures. However, in the face of rising proverty levels due to the high cost of living, there may be some isolated incidents of child labor, especially among migrant communities. Our sources in the government and labor unions do not believe that there are any serious incidents of the worst forms of child labor occurring in Barbados. ¶2. (U) LabOff confirmed with the Ministry of Labor, and the labor unions, that there have been no significant changes to last year's submission. (ref b.) The Ministry of Labor contact stated that there are no child labor issues in Barbados at this time, even among the migrant/immigrant communities. HARDT