CRC/C/15/Add.120 page 8 8. Special protection measures Protection from economic exploitation (art. 32) 26. With regard to the Committee’s recommendation (A/49/41, para. 164), the Committee takes note that the State party has submitted a proposal to Congress to raise the minimum legal age for admission to employment from 12 to 14 years. Nevertheless, the Committee is still concerned that economic exploitation of children remains one of the major social problems in the State party (e.g. in the indigenous communities in the highlands) and that law enforcement is insufficient to address this problem effectively. The Committee encourages the State party to complete as soon as possible its legislative reform to raise the minimum legal age for admission to employment to at least 14 years. The Committee also encourages the State party to consider ratifying the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), and the new Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) of the ILO. The Committee further recommends that the State party take effective measures to address the situation of children involved in hazardous labour, especially in the informal sector. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that child labour laws should be enforced, the labour inspectorates strengthened and penalties imposed in cases of violation. The Committee recommends that the State party continue working in cooperation with ILO/IPEC. Sexual exploitation and abuse (art. 34) 27. With regard to the sexual exploitation of children, while noting with appreciation the reforms to the State party’s Children and Adolescents Code, Penal Code and Penal Procedures Code, as well as other measures in this area, the Committee remains concerned at the absence of a national plan of action to combat and prevent sexual exploitation of children. The limited awareness among the population on sexual exploitation and abuse and on the available measures to identify and report cases of abuse is also a matter of concern. In light of article 34 and other related articles of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party conduct a national study on the issue of commercial sexual exploitation of children as a basis to design and implement a comprehensive national plan of action to prevent and combat this phenomenon, and continue conducting awareness-raising campaigns on this issue. The Committee recommends to the State party to take into account the recommendations formulated in the Agenda for Action adopted at the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children held in Stockholm in 1996. Administration of juvenile justice (arts. 37, 40 and 39) 28. With regard to the administration of the juvenile justice system, the Committee welcomes the creation of Family Courts and of specialized prosecutors to deal with children’s cases. But the Committee remains concerned that the provisions of the Children and Adolescents Code regarding the administration of juvenile justice are not fully implemented, inter alia that the various services in this area are not adequately staffed and trained; that conditions in detention centres are poor and not adequately monitored; that alternative measures to detention are not sufficiently developed. In light of articles 37, 40 and 39 and other relevant United Nations standards in this field, such as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules), the United Nations Guidelines for