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31. In addition to the above, with regard to the eradication of child labour in economic sectors
such as in domestic servitude and in industrial and agricultural sectors, the Special Rapporteur
will rely on article 32 of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, which protects the child from
economic exploitation. She will also use the ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
(No. 182), which bans the slavery-like practices of child labour such as sale and debt bondage,
forced labour, recruitment for armed forces, prostitution, drug trafficking or other illicit
activities, or other work which harms the health, safety or morals of children. She will also use
the ILO Minimum Age Convention of 1973 (No. 138).
32. Violation of human rights related to slavery are so numerous and widespread that the
Special Rapporteur will continuously refer to: the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women; the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Racial Discrimination; the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All
Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; the Convention against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; and the Vienna Declaration on Crime
and Justice.
IV. METHODS OF WORK
33. In carrying out her duties, the Special Rapporteur will work at the national, regional and
international levels in order to ensure the effective fulfilment of her mandate. She will work to
collate, promote and distribute examples of best practice at the national, regional and
international levels in order to eliminate slavery.
34. The Special Rapporteur believes that to effectively monitor the causes and consequences of
slavery, such as poverty, discrimination and conflict, she will have to work closely with
organizations at the national level. It is by taking a closer look at the work going on at the
national level that the Special Rapporteur will be able to have a clearer picture of how the causes
and consequences of slavery have an impact on men, women and children. The Special
Rapporteur shall conduct country visits so as to collect information about best practice and
provide relevant policy and/or practical recommendations to eliminate slavery. She will have
continuous dialogue with individuals, governments, national human rights institutions, local civil
society organizations and relevant United Nations country offices.
35. The Special Rapporteur will also look at regional trends and their impact on the causes and
consequences of slavery. At the regional level she will seek to work with organizations,
including the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the African Union, the African
Commission on Human Rights, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe, and relevant United Nations regional offices.
36. At the international level, the Special Rapporteur will work with United Nations agencies,
special procedures and treaty bodies, international NGOs, academia and the private sector in
order to ensure that minimum international standards are set and are implemented to prevent
contemporary forms of slavery.
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