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eradicate manifestations of contemporary forms of slavery addressed in the present
report.
112. In order to assist those efforts, the Special Rapporteur addresses the following
recommendations to the Government, and is committed to continued engagement as
regards following up on them.
B.
Recommendations
Legal framework and access to justice
113. Consider ratifying the International Labour Organization (ILO) Domestic
Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).
114. Ensure the abolition of all forms of early and forced marriage, including by
increasing the minimum age of marriage to 18 years for girls.
115. Organize systematic training, sensitization and awareness-raising programmes
focused on existing laws and regulations on child labour, for judges, other members of
the legal profession, civil servants and law enforcement at the prefecture level.
116. Expand the mandate of labour inspectorates to private homes in order to
increase the number of inspections and fines for employers for exploitative child
labour, in particular in the domestic sector.
Human rights-based approach to development and responsibility of private actors
117. Align the National Development Plan 2018–2022 with relevant targets of the
Sustainable Development Goals, in particular targets 8.7 and 5.3, and ensure that
strategies and policies to end contemporary forms of slavery such as the worst forms
of child labour are human rights-based. This should also apply in relation to plans
focused on setting up a prime business centre in the subregion, transforming
agriculture and extractive industries, and reducing poverty.
118. Complement a criminal justice approach to the eradication of child labour and
child marriage with the creation of development opportunities that are inclusive and
hence are also available and accessible to the most marginalized segments of society,
such as disadvantaged families in rural and urban areas.
119. Engage with private and State-owned companies to ensure that they take
effective measures to prevent, respond to and remedy child labour and other human
rights abuses in their businesses, as stipulated in the Guiding Principles on Business
and Human Rights. Furthermore, develop concrete mechanisms to ensure that these
actors address the risks of child labour effectively in their operations or in products,
services or operations to which they may be directly linked, by undertaking due
diligence processes.
Awareness-raising
120. Address as a priority the deep-rooted social acceptance of child labour,
including through practices such as confiage, and the customs and traditional and
religious beliefs that may result in abuse and exploitation of children, including in
slavery-like situations. The Special Rapporteur highlights the crucial role of
nationwide awareness-raising campaigns on the criminalization of child labour, child
marriage and other harmful practices. Strong public messaging regarding the
prohibition of child labour, child marriage and other harmful practices could make
an important contribution to promoting a culture of respect for children’s rights and
the equality of women and girls.
121. At the local level, strengthen the role of traditional chiefs and religious leaders
in ending the exploitation and abuse of children, due to their proximity to the local
population and since many of the practices leading to child abuse are of a traditional
and cultural nature. Ensure that instruments such as the Declaration of Notsé are
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