CRC/C/15/Add.122 page 13 Children in armed conflict 36. The Committee is concerned that insufficient efforts have been made to introduce adequate programmes to facilitate the rehabilitation of children affected by armed conflict during the apartheid era, whose situation is reflected in the current high levels of violence and crime within the State party. The Committee recommends that the State party take all appropriate measures to introduce new and reinforce existing programmes to facilitate the rehabilitation and reintegration of children affected by armed conflict. Child labour 37. The Committee notes that the State party has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour of the ILO to undertake a national survey with a view to compiling comprehensive national child labour statistics. While the Committee notes the State party’s efforts to bring domestic legislation into conformity with international labour standards, it is concerned that over 200,000 children between the ages of 10 and 14 years are currently engaged in work, mainly commercial agriculture and domestic service. The Committee encourages the State party to improve its monitoring mechanisms to ensure the enforcement of labour laws and protect children from economic exploitation. The Committee also recommends that the State party reinforce its efforts to ratify the Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999 (No. 182) of the ILO. Drug and substance abuse 38. The Committee is concerned with the high and increasing incidence of drug and substance abuse among youth and the limited psycho-social and medical programmes and services available in this regard. In light of article 33 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party take all appropriate measures, including educational measures, to protect children from the illicit use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and to prevent the use of children in the illicit production and trafficking of such substances. In this context, it is further recommended that programmes be reinforced within the school environment to educate children about the harmful effects of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The Committee also recommends that the State party develop a national drug control plan with the guidance of the United Nations Drug Control Programme. The Committee also encourages the State party to support rehabilitation programmes dealing with child victims of drug and substance abuse. The Committee encourages the State party to seek technical assistance from, inter alia, UNICEF and WHO. Sexual exploitation 39. While noting the efforts of the State party to implement legislation, policies and programmes to prevent and combat the sexual exploitation of children, the Committee remains concerned at the high incidence of commercial sexual exploitation. In the light of article 34 and other related articles of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State