CRC Article = 32
Article 32 of the CRC accords to the child the right to be protected from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous. Article 3 of ILO Convention No. 138 concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment (1973) defines "hazardous employment or work" as work which is likely to jeopardise the health, safety or morals of a child, and sets the minimum age for such employment at the age of 18 years. The duty is placed on States Parties to determine, after consultation with organisations of employers and workers and taking into account any relevant treaties to which they are Parties, which types of work fall within this definition. Relevant international instruments in this regard include: White Lead (Painting Convention) (1921); Benzene Convention (1971); and Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention (1979). Consider also paragraph 10 of ILO Recommendation No. 146 concerning the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment (1973).
Child labour Conditions of employment Economic exploitation Enforcement of child labour standards Harmful work Hours of employment Minimum age(s) for admission to employment
Health and health services
Health and international co-operation
CRC Article = 24(4)
Article 24(4) of the CRC obligates States Parties to promote international co-operation with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to health services. In this regard, States Parties are required to take particular account of the needs of developing countries.
Developing countries Health and health services International co-operation
CRC Article = 24(2)(b)
For the implementation of the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to health services, States Parties are required to take appropriate measures to ensure the provision of necessary medical assistance and health care to all children with emphasis on the development of primary health care.
Health and health services Preventive health care Primary health care
CRC Article = 24(2)(e)
For the implementation of the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to health services, States parties are required to take appropriate measures to ensure that all segments of society, in particular parents and children, are informed, have access to education and are supported in the use of basic knowledge of child health and nutrition, the advantages of breast-feeding, hygiene and environmental sanitation and the prevention of accidents.
Accident prevention Breast-feeding Child health and nutrition Environmental sanitation Health and health services Hygiene