US launches $3 million program to fight child labor in Morocco

The US has launched, in the framework of the currently negotiated free trade agreement with Morocco, a US$ 3 million program to fight child labor. "Initiative Education," which is subject to a partnership between the US labor department and the Moroccan government, will be run by the company Management Systems International (MSI), which started working on the project early October, 2003.

The program aims at fostering awareness of the importance of education and mobilizing involved parties to improve education infrastructure.