CRC/C/CYP/CO/3-4 protection of children employed as domestic workers remains inadequate, with no legislation requiring the compulsory registration of child domestic workers and the current labour inspectorate not having the mandate to carry out inspections on the working and living conditions of children in such employment. 51. The Committee recommends that the State party consider further amendments to its Law on the Protection of Young Persons at Work (L. 48(I)/2001) to ensure that adequate safeguards for children employed as domestic workers, including mandatory registration of such employment and the empowerment of labour inspectorates to carry out spot checks on the working and living conditions of children in such employment. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State party consider ratifying International Labour Organization Convention No. 189 (2011) concerning decent work for domestic workers. Helplines 52. While welcoming the State party launching the “116 000” European Helpline for missing children, the Committee is concerned that the State party currently has no general national helpline for children requiring help in other matters. 53. The Committee recommends that the State party establish a child helpline covering the whole country. In doing so, it recommends that the helpline be accessible 24 hours, have an easy to remember three or four digit numbers and be allocated adequate financial and technical resources as well as personnel trained to respond to children and analyse the calls for appropriate action. The Committee further recommends that the State party seek assistance in this regard from, inter alia, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Child Helpline International. Administration of juvenile justice 54. The Committee welcomes the State party raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14 years. It also notes that the State party has a new legislative framework on juvenile justice under discussion among its competent Ministries and the House of Representatives. However, the Committee is concerned that children above the age of 14 can still be tried as adults for serious offences. Furthermore, the Committee reiterates its previous concern (CRC/C/15/Add.205, para. 59) on the State party lacking a juvenile criminal justice system that ensures appropriate treatment of children at all stages of its judicial proceedings. 55. The Committee recommends that the State party bring the juvenile justice system fully into line with the Convention, in particular articles 37, 39 and 40, and with other relevant standards, including the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules), the United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (Riyadh Guidelines), the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (Havana Rules), the Vienna Guidelines for Action on Children in the Criminal Justice System, and the Committee’s general comment No. 10 (2007) on children’s rights in juvenile justice. In particular, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) With reference to its previous recommendation (CRC/C/15/Add.205, para. 60), establish a juvenile justice system, including juvenile courts that have adequate human, technical and financial resources; (b) Adopt a holistic and preventive approach to addressing the problem of juvenile offenders and its underlying social factors, with a view to supporting children 12

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