(e)
Ensure education and dissemination of information to girls, especially
adolescent girls, regarding the physiology of reproduction,
reproductive and sexual health, as agreed to in the Programme of
Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
and as established in the report of that Conference, responsible
family planning practice, family life, reproductive health, sexually
transmitted diseases, HIV infection and AIDS prevention, recognizing
the parental roles referred to in paragraph 267;
(f)
Include health and nutritional training as an integral part of
literacy programmes and school curricula starting at the primary level
for the benefit of the girl child;
(g)
Emphasize the role and responsibility of adolescents in sexual and
reproductive health and behaviour through the provision of appropriate
services and counselling, as discussed in paragraph 267;
(h)
Develop information and training programmes for health planners and
implementors on the special health needs of the girl child;
(i)
Take all the appropriate measures with a view to abolishing
traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children, as
stipulated in article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the
Child. 11/
Strategic objective L.6.
Eliminate the economic exploitation
of child labour and protect young
girls at work
Actions to be taken
282. By Governments:
(a)
In conformity with article 32 of the Convention on the Rights of the
Child, 11/ protect children from economic exploitation and from
performing any work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere
with the child’s education, or to be harmful to the child’s health or
physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development;
(b)
Define a minimum age for a child’s admission to employment in national
legislation, in conformity with existing international labour
standards and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including
girls in all sectors of activity;
(c)
Protect young girls at work, inter alia, through:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
A minimum age or ages for admission to employment;
Strict monitoring of work conditions (respect for work time,
prohibition of work by children not provided for by national
legislation, and monitoring of hygiene and health conditions at
work);
Application of social security coverage;
Establishment of continuous training and education;
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