CRC/C/PRY/CO/3 (d) Seeking technical assistance from the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour of the International Labour Organization, UNICEF, relevant NGOs and development partners for the development of rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for child labourers. Practice of criadazgo 66. The Committee is gravely concerned by information received on the persistence of the practice known as criadazgo and the fact that it has not been defined as an offence by law yet. 67. The Committee recommends that the State party continue to eliminate the practice of criadazgo. In this regard, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) children; Conduct a study to analyse all the negative effects of this phenomenon on (b) offence; Define by law, as a matter of urgency, the practice of criadazgo as an (c) Develop policies and programmes to create awareness-raising on the negative consequences of this phenomenon against children. Children in street situations 68. The Committee welcomes the strategy to address the situation of children in the street but is concerned at the high number of children living or working in the street, constantly exposed to violence, sexual exploitation, discrimination and police brutality. 69. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Continue to address the issue of children in street situations in cooperation with the children themselves, such as the elaboration of a national plan of action which should include preventive measures and responses and programmes and services linked to extreme poverty eradication efforts; (b) Ensure that children in street situations are provided with adequate protection and assistance, nutrition and shelter as well as with health care and educational opportunities in order to support their full development; (c) Respect the right of children in street situations to be heard when developing programmes and measures designed to protect and assist them. Sexual exploitation and abuse 70. The Committee takes note of the National Plan for the Prevention and Eradication of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and the efforts carried out by the State party to combat this phenomenon. However, it is concerned that the plan has not been carried out owing to a lack of public funding. It is also concerned at the lack of information on sexual exploitation and abuse of boys and girls, and the prosecution of perpetrators of sexual offences against children. 71. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Provide the human and financial resources required to carry out the National Plan for the Prevention and Eradication of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children; (b) Implement appropriate policies and programmes for prevention, recovery and social reintegration of child victims, taking into account the outcome 16