Committee on the Rights of the Child. Par. 29 & 74 (c)

Text of the recommendation

The Committee is concerned at the lack of clear guidelines and regulations for business corporations, both national and international, on the protection of and respect for children's rights. It has taken note of the study carried out by the National Ombudsperson (2009) on the adverse effects on children's health and the environment of agro-toxics and other harmful substances used in agriculture, industry and the home. It further notes with concern reports that the production of tobacco, mate herbs and soya may have harmful effects on children. The Committee recommends that the state party collect updated and reliable data on working children disaggregated by, inter alia, age, sex, ethnic, socio-economic background and province, including those who work in the informal sector, inter alia, as domestic workers, and in sectors of high risk such as tobacco and "mate" herb plantations, and systematicall monitor their conditions.