A/HRC/45/8/Add.1 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 18

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