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the ILO Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination
of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (Convention No. 182) and relevant Recommendation
No. 190 and their implementation framework.
97. The Special Rapporteur encourages the conclusion of bilateral and multilateral
agreements based on existing international human rights norms and standards and
increased cooperation at the regional level to protect migrant children, especially those
unaccompanied, including in matters of safe repatriation, the fight against trafficking,
sexual exploitation and smuggling and assistance to victims. The Special Rapporteur also
encourages consular services to continue ensuring respect for the rights of the child in the
context of return of migrant children.
98. The Special Rapporteur encourages the establishment and implementation of
institutionalized services and programmes to provide comprehensive support and
protection to migrant children, especially those unaccompanied, including means to detect
those who are in need of international protection. Protection services should include access
to food, health, legal advice; support for return to the community of origin; professional
and vocational training; and the search for durable solutions in the case of refugee
children.
99. The Special Rapporteur recommends that protection programmes include
reproductive sexual health awareness and training to address psychological trauma.
100. The Special Rapporteur encourages the design and implementation of programmes
for the sustainable return and reintegration of children, including alternatives to return on
the basis of the best interest of the child.
101. The Special Rapporteur recommends the development of standardized procedures to
ensure access to asylum procedures for unaccompanied migrant children who cannot
return to their countries of origin because their life, safety or freedom are at risk, and to
ensure an assessment of the situation in the country of origin or habitual residence of the
children before deciding on their repatriation.
102. The Special Rapporteur recommends that migration officials be trained, including on
the rights of the child and cultural sensitivities. States should ensure that age-assessment
processes comply with international standards and that the persons concerned are allowed
access to effective remedies to challenge age-assessment decisions. States should also
consider according the benefit of the doubt in age-determination procedures.
Protecting children deprived of liberty because of their migratory status or that of their
parents
103. States should recognize the need to comply with and implement the provisions
contained in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and all relevant human rights
instruments.