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(b) Design and conduct campaigns to raise awareness of the negative
effects of exploitative child labour;
(c) Consider membership in the ILO and subsequently ratify the ILO
Conventions No. 138 (1973) concerning the Minimum Age for
Admission to Employment and No. 182 (1999) concerning the
Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst
Forms of Child Labour;
(d) Seek technical assistance from the ILO and UNICEF.
Sexual exploitation
68.
The Committee notes with appreciation that the State party has strengthened
national legislation and that a national plan of action is being drafted to combat
commercial sexual exploitation of children. However, the Committee notes with
concern that the extent and prevalence of sexual exploitation of children remains
undocumented. The Committee notes that there is no formal age of sexual consent.
69.
The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Undertake a comprehensive study to document the number of
children victims of sexual exploitation and abuse and to identify the
root causes;
(b) Adopt and ensure the implementation of the national plan of action
against commercial sexual exploitation of children, in accordance with
the Declaration and Agenda for Action and the Global Commitment
adopted at the 1996 and 2001 World Congresses against Commercial
Sexual Exploitation of Children;
(c) Continue to undertake awareness-raising campaigns on sexual abuse
and commercial sexual exploitation perpetrated against children, on
their causes, extent and negative impact on the development of the
child;
(d) Train professionals working with the administration of justice, in
order to receive and investigate complaints in a child-sensitive manner
that respects the privacy of the victim;
(e) Establish institutions and train professionals responsible for the
rehabilitation and reintegration of child victims;
(f) Ensure adequate resources in order to investigate cases of sexual
abuse and exploitation and prosecute and impose adequate sentences
for such crimes;
(g) Consider including a formal age of sexual consent in the legislation.