Onsite Interviews and Focus Groups (Individuals)

OMB Control Number (1290-0NEW)

Expiration Date (XX-XX-XX)

Evaluation of OCFT Technical Cooperation Program

Parent Questionnaire

DRAFT

Interviewer Name: _____________________________________

Date of Interview: _____________________________________

Name of Project: _____________________________________

ID of Respondent(s): __________________________________

Other people present during interview: ___________________________

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Introduction and reason for the interview. Hello, my name is [Name of Interviewer] and I work for [Westat/Georgetown University]. We are conducting an evaluation of OCFT’s child labor technical cooperation program. This is not an evaluation of your individual project, but an evaluation of the entire program.

This interview is one of the data collection activities that will inform and support the evaluation. Additional data collection activities include six site visits to OCFT child labor projects, and an email survey of current projects.

How the information will be used. The information you provide us will be combined with information from the other sources and will be used to enhance existing child labor projects and help in the design of new ones.

Estimate of average burden. We estimate that it will take you approximately 1 hour to respond to the questions.

Participation is voluntary. Participation in this interview is voluntary and you are not required to respond to the interview. You may skip any question.

Confidentiality: The information you provide during the interview will be kept confidential. The information will only be seen by the researchers involved in collecting and analyzing the data. The information obtained from this interview will be combined with information gathered by the other data collection activities associated with the evaluation. Your name will not be associated with any information included in reports of this research.

1. I’d like to start by asking you a few questions about the child labor in this area [SPECIFY AREA BY NAME].

1. What do you consider exploitive child labor [Probe for types of industries, hazardous conditions, age of child]

2. What would you say is the most common type of child labor in this area? [Probe for types of labor]

3. Are certain types of children more likely to become targets for exploitive labor? [Probe for child characteristics such as age, sex, ethnic group, religion, or other characteristics]

4. Why/how do children get involved with exploitive labor? How do they get out of these situations? What help is available to them if they try to do so?

2. Now I would like to ask you some questions about your families’ involvement with the <NAME OF PROJECT>.

1. How did you first learn about <NAME OF PROJECT>? What made you get involved with the project?

2. How many of your children participate? What services does your child(ren) receive from <NAME OF PROJECT>? Do you think your children will complete the program (or has your child completed the program)?

3. What barriers have you encountered in keeping your children/family involved in the project and out of exploitive child labor?

4. What are your hopes or goals for your child after leaving <NAME OF PROJECT>?

5. Is the rest of your family involved with <NAME OF PROJECT>? In what way? What do you expect will happen after your family leaves the project?

6. Has participation in this project helped your family? In what way? Have you suggested others participate?

7. Do you think your children can keep from participating in exploitive labor? If no, under what conditions would you expect them to return to <INDUSTRY, HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS>? What would be needed to avoid that happening?

3. I would next like to ask you some ways the <NAME OF PROJECT> or the community or country could improve efforts to reduce and eliminate exploitive child labor.

1. What more could the project do to remove children from or help at risk children from entering <INDUSTRY, HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS>? Are there aspects of participating in the project that have been particularly difficult? Please describe.

2. Overall, how would you rate the project on addressing the needs of your family regarding child labor?

5 4 3 2 1

Great, met all needs Many needs met, but not all Met few needs

Children still at risk

3. Does your community support <NAME OF PROJECT>?

If yes, in what way and to what extent?

If no, why don’t you think the community supports <NAME OF

PROJECT>?[Probe for cultural discrepancies, lack of involvement by key players (employers, trade unions, local community leaders.]

4. Overall, how would you rate the community (including schools, local agencies and the government) on addressing the needs of families involved in child labor?

5 4 3 2 1

Great, met all needs Many needs met, but not all Met few needs

Children still at risk

5. Does the national government support <NAME OF PROJECT>?

If yes, in what way and to what extent?

If no, why don’t you think the national government supports <NAME OF

PROJECT>?[Probe for cultural discrepancies, lack of involvement by key players (employers, trade unions, national community leaders.]

6. Overall, how would you rate the nation on addressing the needs of families involved in child labor?

5 4 3 2 1

Great, met all needs Many needs met, but not all Met few needs

Children still at risk

7. Are you aware of changes that the government has made to help children and families avoid or get out of exploitive labor? Please describe.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND THOUGHTS. I AM VERY PLEASED TO MEET YOU.