Action Against Child Labour (ILO, 2000, 356 p.): 2. Towards improved legislation: Checklist 2.4 Involving employers' and workers' organizations, and others

Action Against Child Labour (ILO, 2000, 356 p.)

2. Towards improved legislation

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		INTRODUCTION
		2.1 LEGISLATION AND THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOUR
		2.2 SOURCES OF LAW ON CHILD LABOUR
		2.3 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS AND NATIONAL LEGISLATION
		2.4 NEW INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOUR
		2.5 OTHER INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
		2.6 INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE CHILD LABOUR LEGISLATION
		2.7 LESSONS LEARNED
		Checklist 2.1 General principles
		Checklist 2.2 Improving national legislation
		Checklist 2.3 Legislation on bonded labour
		Checklist 2.4 Involving employers' and workers' organizations, and others
		Appendix 2.1 ILO Conventions on child labour and forced labour (as at 31 July 1999)
		Appendix 2.2 Minimum ages in ILO Conventions
		Appendix 2.3 Ratification of ILO Conventions on child labour and forced labour (as at 31 August 1999)
		Appendix 2.4 Chart of ratifications of ILO Conventions on child labour and forced labour by country (as at 31 August 1999:
		Appendix 2.5 Excerpts from selected ILO standards on child labour

Checklist 2.4 Involving employers' and workers' organizations, and others

In implementing the provisions of Convention No. 138, governments can make use of several flexibility provisions. However, advance consultation with employers' and workers' organizations is required.

Have advance consultations with employers' and workers' organizations before setting the general minimum age at 14 instead of 15 (allowed in countries whose economy and educational facilities are insufficiently developed) (Article 2).

Consult employers' and workers' organizations before deciding whether to exclude limited categories of work because there are substantial problems of application (Article 4).

Consult employers' and workers' organizations before exercising the option of limiting the scope of application initially to certain branches of economic activity or types of enterprise (allowed in countries whose economy and administrative facilities are insufficiently developed) (Article 5).

Consult employers' and workers' organizations in determining the types of hazardous work to which the higher minimum age of 18 applies and in deciding whether the exception for authorizing certain work from age 16 is to be used and how it will be applied (Article 3).

After consultation with employers' and workers' organizations, prescribe the conditions for carrying out work which is excluded from coverage of the Convention within the framework of training and education (Article 6).

Consult employers' and workers' organizations before allowing exceptions for participation in artistic performances (Article 8).

Consultations are also required under Convention No. 182:

Consult employers' and workers' organizations before determining types of work likely to harm the health, safety or morals of children, and identifying where such work exists (Article 4).

After consultation with employers' and workers' organizations, designate monitoring mechanisms (Article 5).

Design and implement programmes of action in consultation with employers' and workers' organizations, taking into consideration the views of other concerned groups as appropriate (Article 6).