List of international instruments relevant to the worst forms of child labour
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International instruments containing substantive provisions on all WFCL
Instruments defining worst forms of child labour (WFCL) and containing substantive provisions on all WFCL:- International Labour Organisation
- Worst Forms of Child Labour ConventionWorst Forms of Child Labour ConventionThe Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, known in short as the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, was adopted by the International Labour Organization in 1999 as ILO Convention No 182. It is one of 8 ILO fundamental...
: Definitions, and main provisions, binding states that have ratified the convention - Worst Forms of Child Labour RecommendationWorst Forms of Child Labour RecommendationThe Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation was adopted by the International Labour Organisation in 1999 as ILO Recommendation No 190. The provisions of this Recommendation supplement those of the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention and should be applied in conjunction with them...
: Recommendation supplementing the Worst Forms of Child Labour ConventionWorst Forms of Child Labour ConventionThe Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, known in short as the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, was adopted by the International Labour Organization in 1999 as ILO Convention No 182. It is one of 8 ILO fundamental...
, but not binding on ratifying states
- Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
Instruments containing substantive provisions on a number of WFCL
- United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Convention on the Rights of the ChildConvention on the Rights of the ChildThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children...
(although not using the term worst forms of child labour, since this was first coined in an international instrument in the Worst Forms of Child Labour ConventionWorst Forms of Child Labour ConventionThe Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, known in short as the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, was adopted by the International Labour Organization in 1999 as ILO Convention No 182. It is one of 8 ILO fundamental...
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Military use of childrenMilitary use of childrenThe military use of children takes three distinct forms: children can take direct part in hostilities , or they can be used in support roles such as porters, spies, messengers, look outs, and sexual slaves; or they can be used for political advantage either as human shields or in...
- Optional protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflictOptional protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflictThe United Nations General Assembly adopted the Optional protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict to the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Annex I of a resolution on 25 May 2000.The protocol came into force on 12 February 2002....
in terms of the Convention on the Rights of the ChildConvention on the Rights of the ChildThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children... - United Nations Security Council Resolution 1261United Nations Security Council Resolution 1261United Nations Security Council Resolution 1261, adopted unanimously on August 25, 1999, in the first resolution to address the topic, the Council condemned the targeting of children in armed conflict including the recruitment and use of child soldiers....
Trafficking in children and child abductionChild abductionChild abduction or Child theft is the unauthorized removal of a minor from the custody of the child's natural or legally appointed guardians....
- Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1949)
- African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the ChildAfrican Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the ChildThe African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child was adopted by the Organisation of African Unity in 1990 and was entered into force in 1999...
(1990) - Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child AbductionHague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child AbductionThe Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, or Hague Abduction Convention is a multilateral treaty developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law that provides an expeditious method to return a child internationally abducted from one member nation to...
(1996) - Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (2000)
- Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and ChildrenProtocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and ChildrenThe Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children is a protocol to the Convention against Transnational Organised Crime...
, supplementing the Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (2000)
Commercial sexual exploitation of childrenCommercial sexual exploitation of childrenCommercial sexual exploitation of children constitutes a form of coercion and violence against children and amounts to forced labour and a contemporary form of slavery....
(CSEC)
The most comprehensive international instrument focussing on CSEC is the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (2000)Other instruments are (in chronological order)
- Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1949)
- African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the ChildAfrican Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the ChildThe African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child was adopted by the Organisation of African Unity in 1990 and was entered into force in 1999...
(1990) - Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child AbductionHague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child AbductionThe Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, or Hague Abduction Convention is a multilateral treaty developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law that provides an expeditious method to return a child internationally abducted from one member nation to...
(1996) - Stockholm Declaration and Agenda for Action (1996)
- Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and ChildrenProtocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and ChildrenThe Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children is a protocol to the Convention against Transnational Organised Crime...
, supplementing the Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (2000) - Convention on CybercrimeConvention on CybercrimeThe Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime or just the Budapest Convention, is the first international treaty seeking to address Computer crime and Internet crimes by harmonizing national laws, improving investigative techniques and increasing cooperation...
(2001) of the Council of Europe
- Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
See also
- List of international instruments relevant to child labour
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