A/HRC/16/54 In May 2010, she participated in The Hague Global Child Labour Conference (see paragraph 32 above), which marked the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of ILO Convention No. 182, and adopted a road map for achieving their elimination by 2016 (see box below). The Conference provided a high-level forum for the Special Representative’s advocacy in favour of the protection of children from violence and abuse and in support of the global campaign for the universal ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2016 The Roadmap provides a strategic agenda to overcome the worst forms of child labour, so often associated with violence against children. It calls on the universal ratification of international standards aiming at children’s protection from violence, abuse and exploitation, namely ILO Convention No. 182 and the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It promotes efforts to safeguard children’s freedom from violence, including from sale, child prostitution and pornography, and places special emphasis on three areas of priority concern for the Special Representative’s mandate: the implementation of comprehensive, well-coordinated and well-resourced national plans of action; the development of legislation to combat all forms of violence, including in work-related settings; and the consolidation of data and research to break the conspiracy of silence around child rights violations and to monitor progress in implementation. With the convergence of these mutually supportive actions, and benefiting from the renewed commitment of Governments to accelerate progress in these areas, there is an undeniable potential to enhance children’s protection from violence and to prevent its occurrence in work-related settings. 40. Another area of common concern is the development of new ILO standards to ensure decent work for domestic workers. The Special Representative continues to support this process, which opens avenues for strengthening children’s protection from exploitation in domestic service and from any form of violence associated with it. Child domestic workers, especially girls, are highly vulnerable to violence. Working in private households, often far from their own homes and with little or no protection or social support, they are exposed to excessive working hours, hazardous tasks, social stigma and discrimination, physical and emotional violence, as well as sexual abuse. B. Cooperation with United Nations human rights treaty bodies and mechanisms 41. Close collaboration with human rights bodies and mechanisms has remained critical to the pursuit of an integrated approach to children’s protection from violence and to capitalizing on synergy across mandates, in the overall context of the implementation of children’s rights standards and commitments. 42. The Special Representative’s cooperation with the Committee on the Rights of the Child is particularly relevant. The United Nations study was developed at the request of the Committee and is rooted in its work on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Committee has devoted special attention to violence against children in thematic debates, general comments and when considering States parties’ reports. At present, all concluding observations include a specific section on the follow-up to the study and on cooperation with the Special Representative. This strategic collaboration has been particularly fruitful in advancing areas of shared concern, including the campaign for the GE.11-11445 11