CRC/C/NGA/CO/3-4 Economic exploitation, including child labour 82. The Committee notes the public awareness campaigns to combat economic exploitation of children and the undertaking of a survey in 2008 to identify the prevalence and nature of child labour as well as information on the establishment of child labour units in all states, and the formulation of a draft policy on child labour. The Committee however remains seriously concerned at the very high number of children engaged in worst forms of child labour, in particular reports of forced child labour in agriculture, construction, mining and quarrying, involving the trafficking of children from neighbouring countries. While noting the provisions prohibiting worst forms of child labour in the Labour Act (1990) and the Child Rights Act and information on an ongoing review of labour laws with regard to child labour, the Committee remains concerned that the State party lacks a comprehensive list determining the types of hazardous work that shall not be performed by children under 18 years of age. 83. The Committee urges the State party to take all appropriate steps to eliminate exploitative child labour. Specifically, the Committee urges the State party: (a) To ensure that the child labour units are adequately resourced so as to strengthen their monitoring activities, in close cooperation with the Child Development Department and the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development; (b) To adopt a comprehensive list of exploitative and hazardous work prohibited to persons under the age of 18 as recommended by the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations; (c) To ensure the effective enforcement of applicable sanctions against persons violating existing legislation on child labour, including by raising awareness of international standards relating to child labour among labour inspectors, the general public and law enforcement agencies. Children in street situations 84. The Committee notes the efforts of the State party to provide children in street situations with appropriate solutions to their difficult situation. The Committee is of the view that endemic poverty has direct implications on children with many being sent to the streets where they engage in hawking or other forms of work to support the family income. The Committee is also alarmed by the increase in the number of children in street situations and that children can be penalized under criminal law for “status offences”, such as vagrancy, truancy or wandering. 85. The Committee recommends the State party: (a) To undertake an in-depth study and statistical analysis on the causes and scope of the phenomenon of children in street situations in Nigeria; (b) To develop a national strategy to support children in street situations; (c) To prevent other children from living and working in the street, including the alamajiri children, by ensuring that children in street situations are provided with adequate nutrition, clothing, housing, health care and educational opportunities, including vocational and life-skills training, in order to support their full development; (d) To abrogate laws which criminalize vagrancy, truancy or wandering and other “status offences” for children. 21