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With regard to Article 6 of the Convention and Part V of the report form, the Committee requests the Government to refer to the comments made under Convention No. 77.
Article 7, paragraph 2. Supervision of the enforcement of the system of medical examination for fitness for employment of children engaged either on their own account or on account of their parents. In its previous comments, the Committee noted that the Code of Children and Young Persons does not contain provisions respecting the identification measures necessary to supervise the implementation of the system of medical examinations for fitness for employment of young persons who, either on their own account or on account of their parents, are engaged in itinerant trading or any other occupation carried on in the streets or in places to which the public have access. It requested the Government to indicate the provisions of the national legislation envisaging the identification measures necessary to supervise the application of the system of medical examinations for young persons, and thereby guaranteeing the application of the Convention.
The Committee notes that, in its concluding observations of March 2006 (CRC/C/PER/CO/3, paragraph 65), the Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed appreciation of the programme Educadores de Calle, a programme which seeks to save children and young persons who live and work in the streets and who are exposed to exploitation, especially of an economic nature. The Committee on the Rights of the Child however expressed concern at the high number of street children, mostly due to socio-economic factors, as well as at abuse and violence in the family. The Committee once again reminds the Government that, under Article 7, paragraph 2(a), of the Convention, measures of identification have to be adopted to ensure the application of the system of medical examination for fitness for employment to children and young persons engaged either on their own account or account of their parents in itinerant trading or in any other occupation carried on in the streets or in places to which the public have access (for example, the person concerned should be in possession of a document referring to the medical examination). The Committee accordingly requests the Government to take the necessary measures in the very near future to ensure supervision of the application of the system of medical examination for fitness to children and young persons engaged either on their own account or on account of their parents in itinerant trading or in any other occupation carried on in the streets or in places to which the public have access, in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 2(a), of the Convention.
The Committee notes that the information supplied by the Government on the impact that the earthquake which took place last August in its country has had on its capacity to submit its reports. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:
Article 6 of the Convention. The Committee refers to its comments under Convention No. 77.
Article 7, paragraph 2. The Committee noted that none of the sections of the new Code on Children and Young Persons approved in 2000 contains a reply to the questions raised in its 1995 direct request concerning the measures of identification to be adopted for ensuring the application of the system of medical examination for fitness for employment of young people engaged either on their own account or on account of their parents in itinerant trading or any other occupation carried out in the streets or in places to which the public have access.
The Committee again asks the Government to indicate the provisions laying down the measures of identification to supervise application of the system of medical examination for young people pursuant to this Article, thus guaranteeing application of the Convention.
The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its latest report.
Article 7, paragraph 2. The Committee notes that none of the sections of the new Code on Children and Young Persons approved in 2000 contains a reply to the questions raised in its 1995 direct request concerning the measures of identification to be adopted for ensuring the application of the system of medical examination for fitness for employment of young people engaged either on their own account or on account of their parents in itinerant trading or any other occupation carried out in the streets or in places to which the public have access.
The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report.
Article 7, paragraph 2(a). The Committee notes that no information has been provided in answer to the questions raised in its 1993 direct request, concerning the measures of identification to be adopted for ensuring the application of the system of medical examination for fitness for employment of young people engaged either on their own account or on account of their parents in itinerant training or any other occupation carried out in the streets or in places to which the public have access. The Committee again asks the Government to indicate the provisions laying down such measures or other methods of control and supervision in order to ensure the application of the present Convention.
Article 7(2)(a) of the Convention. The Committee notes with interest that the Children's and Adolescents' Code promulgated on 28 December 1992 includes in its scope young persons who work on their own account or independently (section 51) and that young persons engaged in itinerant trading are covered by the laws and regulations in force regarding this economic activity (section 66).
In earlier comments, the Committee noted that the necessary measures of identification had not yet been adopted for ensuring the application of the system of medical examination for fitness for employment to minors engaged on their own account or on account of their parents, in itinerant trading or in any other occupation carried out in the streets or in public places.
The Committee requests the Government to indicate the statutory provisions applying to itinerant trading as regards the system of medical examination and to supply information on the measures taken or envisaged to determine the special measures of control and supervision called for in Article 7(2) of the Convention.
Article 6. The Committee refers to the comments made concerning Convention No. 77.
The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the following matters which were raised in its previous direct request.
Article 6 of the Convention. See the comments under Article 6 of Convention No. 77, as follows:
Article 6 of the Convention. Further to its previous comments, the Committee noted, following the information supplied by the Government in its report received in 1989, the efforts made concerning the vocational guidance and the physical and vocational rehabilitation of the disabled, and particularly of minors. It referred in this connection, to its comments on the application of Convention No. 159.
The Committee also noted the action taken by the Government to accelerate the procedure for the adoption of the draft revision of the Children's Code by the legislative chambers. It trusts that it will be possible to adopt this Code in the near future and that the Code will determine the nature and extent of the appropriate measures that are to be taken for the vocational guidance and physical and vocational rehabilitation of children and young persons found by medical examination to be unsuited to certain types of work or to have physical handicaps or limitations. The Committee hopes that in its next report the Government will be able to supply replies to the questions that have been raised for several years.
Article 7, paragraph 2. The Committee noted the information according to which the draft revision of the Children's Code was to enshrine the principle of compulsory medical examination for all categories of activity without exception, including itinerant trading and occupations carried on in the streets. It noted that it is also intended that supervisory procedures will be established by the Ministries and municipal councils concerned. The Committee trusts that the process of revising the Children's Code, to which reference is made in the comments concerning Article 6, will be rapidly completed and that the new text will extend medical examination to the categories concerned and will determine the special supervisory measures set out in Article 7, paragraph 2. It hopes that the Government will be in a position to supply in its next report the replies that are awaited to the questions that have been raised for several years.
Article 6 of the Convention. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its latest report. It notes in particular the efforts made concerning the vocational guidance and the physical and vocational rehabilitation of the disabled, and particularly of minors. It refers in this connection, to its comments on the application of Convention No. 159.
Article 7, paragraph 2. The Committee notes the information according to which the draft revision of the Children's Code was to enshrine the principle of compulsory medical examination for all categories of activity without exception, including itinerant trading and occupations carried on in the streets. It notes that it is also intended that supervisory procedures will be established by the Ministries and municipal councils concerned. The Committee trusts that the process of revising the Children's Code, to which reference is made in the comments concerning Article 6, will be rapidly completed and that the new text will extend medical examination to the categories concerned and will determine the special supervisory measures set out in Article 7, paragraph 2. It hopes that the Government will be in a position to supply in its next report the replies that are awaited to the questions that have been raised for several years.