The committee may wish to ask the government 1. Efforts taken to strengthen the legislative framework on right to education 2. Efforts undertaken to compile the nationwide statistics on attendance rate and school dropout rates of students. Additionally also provide statistics so as to design specific strategies for interventions targeting teachers and management of schools a. Student attendance rate for primary, lower secondary and higher secondary b. Student dropout rate for primary, lower secondary and higher secondary 3. Measures taken to increase the availability of different streams without systemic discriminations for students studying in island based schools 4. The details of budget allocated and expenditures for a. Technical and vocational training from 2009 to 2013 b. Extracurricular activities from 2009 to 2013 5. What measures have been taken to resolve the matters relating to teachers’ overtime payment? 6. Measures taken to improve access to higher education 7. Efforts or measures taken to increase the quality of education 8. Measures taken to increase access to education for children with disabilities specially in island based schools 9. Measures taken to guarantee access to education for victims of neglect by caretakers. 10. Statistics of children under state care who are not enrolled in an official educational institute or program. 11. Measures taken to guarantee access to education for children in conflict with the law provide following statistics in a disaggregated manner (2008 to 2013) - Children under house arrest - Children under police custody - Child serving a prison sentence - Children enrolled in drug treatment centers and rehabilitation phase Special Protection Measure Economic exploitation, including child labour( Article 32) 96. Chapter 3 is on Employment Act (2/2008) is employment of minors.165 Article 6 prohibits the employment of a minor under the age of sixteen except for the purpose of training in relation to such minor’s education.166 The Article makes an exception for children participating, with their consent, in work undertaken by their families.167 Article 7 of the Employment Act prohibits the employment of a child (below 18 years of age) in any work or employment that may have a detrimental effect on a child’s health, education, safety or morals due to the work or job undertaken or the conditions of work.168 Article 8 of the Act requires parental consent be obtained for employing minors. Article 9 of the Act prohibits the employment of a minor during school hours of such minor and after 11.00 pm at night.169 Article 10 of the Act required those who employ minors to maintain a register of minors employed containing their names, addresses and dates of birth Article 11 of the act requires a medical fitness test prior to employing minors on vessels and further such tests for continued employment on vessels.170 Page 24 of 39