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Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No 1!"# Text in PDF Format
$do%ted on 1& 'une 1999 b the )eneral Conference of the *nternational Labour +rganiation at its eightseventh session
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.ntr into force: 19 November "///, in accordance 0ith article 1/ The eneral !on"erence o" the International La#o$r %r&ani'ation (
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)a*in& #een con*ene+ at ene*a #, the o*ernin& -o+, o" the International La#o$r %""ice( an+ ha*in& met in it. 87th /e..ion on 1 $ne 1999( an+
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!on.i+erin& the nee+ to a+ot new in.tr$ment. "or the rohi#ition an+ elimination o" the wor.t "orm. o" chil+ la#o$r( a. the main riorit, "or national an+ international action( incl$+in& international cooeration an+ a..i.tance( to comlement the !on*ention an+ the ecommen+ation concernin& inim$m A&e "or A+mi..ion to mlo,ment( 1973( which remain "$n+amental in.tr$ment. on chil+ la#o$r( an+
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!on.i+erin& that the e""ecti*e elimination o" the wor.t "orm. o" chil+ la#o$r re$ire. imme+iate an+ comrehen.i*e action( tain& into acco$nt the imortance o" "ree #a.ic e+$cation an+ the nee+ to remo*e the chil+ren concerne+ "rom all .$ch wor an+ to ro*i+e "or their reha#ilitation an+ .ocial inte&ration while a++re..in& the nee+. o" their "amilie.( an+ ecallin& the re.ol$tion concernin& the elimination o" chil+ la#o$r a+ote+ #, the International La#o$r !on"erence at it. 83r+ /e..ion in 1996( an+ eco&ni'in& that chil+ la#o$r i. to a &reat extent ca$.e+ #, o*ert, an+ that the lon&term .ol$tion lie. in .$.taine+ economic &rowth lea+in& to .ocial ro&re..( in artic$lar o*ert, alle*iation an+ $ni*er.al e+$cation( an+ ecallin& the !on*ention on the i&ht. o" the !hil+ a+ote+ #, the nite+ ation. eneral A..em#l, on 20 o*em#er 1989( an+ ecallin& the IL% Declaration on F$n+amental Princile. an+ i&ht. at :or an+ it. Follow$( a+ote+ #, the International La#o$r !on"erence at it. 86th /e..ion in 1998( an+
ecallin& that .ome o" the wor.t "orm. o" chil+ la#o$r are co*ere+ #, other international in.tr$ment.( in artic$lar the Force+ La#o$r !on*ention( 1930( an+ the nite+ ation. /$lementar, !on*ention on the A#olition o" /la*er,( the /la*e Tra+e( an+ In.tit$tion. an+ Practice. /imilar to /la*er,( 1956( an+ )a*in& +eci+e+ $on the a+otion o" certain roo.al. with re&ar+ to chil+ la#o$r( which i. the "o$rth item on the a&en+a o" the .e..ion( an+ )a*in& +etermine+ that the.e roo.al. .hall tae the "orm o" an international !on*ention( A+ot. thi. .e*enteenth +a, o" $ne o" the ,ear one tho$.an+ nine h$n+re+ an+ ninet,nine the "ollowin& !on*ention( which ma, #e cite+ a. the :or.t Form. o" !hil+ La#o$r !on*ention( 1999;
$rticle 1 ach em#er which rati"ie. thi. !on*ention .hall tae imme+iate an+ e""ecti*e mea.$re. to .ec$re the rohi#ition an+ elimination o" the wor.t "orm. o" chil+ la#o$r a. a matter o" $r&enc,;
$rticle " For the $ro.e. o" thi. !on*ention( the term
$rticle For the $ro.e. o" thi. !on*ention( the term < the wor.t "orm. o" chil+ la#o$r< comri.e.= > a ? All "orm. o" .la*er, or ractice. .imilar to .la*er,( .$ch a. the .ale an+ tra""icin& o" chil+ren( +e#t #on+a&e an+ .er"+om an+ "orce+ or com$l.or, la#o$r( incl$+in& "orce+ or com$l.or, recr$itment o" chil+ren "or $.e in arme+ con"lict@ > # ? The $.e( roc$rin& or o""erin& o" a chil+ "or ro.tit$tion( "or the ro+$ction o" orno&rah, or "or orno&rahic er"ormance.@ > c ? The $.e( roc$rin& or o""erin& o" a chil+ "or illicit acti*itie.( in artic$lar "or the ro+$ction an+ tra""icin& o" +r$&. a. +e"ine+ in the rele*ant international treatie.@ > + ? :or which( #, it. nat$re or the circ$m.tance. in which it i. carrie+ o$t( i. liel, to harm the health( .a"et, or moral. o" chil+ren;
rati"ication #, the em#er.; 2; Thi. !on*ention .hall in an, ca.e remain in "orce in it. act$al "orm an+ content "or tho.e em#er. which ha*e rati"ie+ it #$t ha*e not rati"ie+ the re*i.in& !on*ention;
$rticle 12 The n&li.h an+ French *er.ion. o" the text o" thi. !on*ention are e$all, a$thoritati*e;
