CRC/C/KIR/CO/1 page 12 (a) Formulating, in a participatory manner, a strategy and plan of action to prevent child labour and eliminate the worst forms of child labour and to safeguard the rights of children who are legally allowed to work; (b) Strengthening the labour inspectorate to ensure the effective implementation of child labour laws, both in the formal and informal sectors; (c) Considering the ratification of ILO Convention No. 138 concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment (1973) and ILO Convention No. 182 concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour; and (d) Seeking assistance from ILO International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) in this respect. Sexual exploitation 60. The Committee is concerned at the reported increase in commercial sexual exploitation of children in Kiribati. 61. The Committee recommends that the State party take measures, including: (a) Conducting a comprehensive study to assess the causes, nature and extent of commercial sexual exploitation of children and young people in Kiribati; (b) Proceeding with plans to amend the Penal Code to make the exploitation of and trafficking in children criminal offences; (c) Strengthening measures and adopting multidisciplinary and multisectoral approaches to prevent and combat sexual exploitation of children and adolescents; (d) children; Undertaking awareness-raising campaigns, particularly for parents and (e) Ensuring that children who have been subjected to sexual and economic exploitation are treated as victims and that perpetrators are brought to justice; (f) Providing adequate programmes of assistance and social reintegration for sexually exploited 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; and (g) Collaborating with NGOs working on these issues and seeking technical assistance from, among others, UNICEF. Street children 62. The Committee is concerned at reports that a number of children are selling goods in the street and are homeless. In view of the economic difficulties faced in Kiribati, the