SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia 2002, para. 3b
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States Parties shall ensure that appropriate legal and administrative mechanisms and social safety nets and defenses are always in place to: (b) Discourage entry of children into hazardous and harmful labour and ensure implementation of the Ninth SAARC Summit decision to eliminate the evil of child labour from the SAARC region. In doing so, States Parties shall adopt a multi-pronged strategy including the provision of opportunities at the primary level and supportive social safety nets for families that tend to provide child labourers.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Year
2002
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia (2002), Article 4, 3b.