States Parties shall take all appropriate national, bilateral and multilateral measures to
prevent the abduction of, the sale of or traffic in children for any purpose or in any form.
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States Parties shall protect the child against all other forms of exploitation prejudicial to
any aspects of the child's welfare.
ILO Convention Number 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labor
1999
Article 1
Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall take immediate and effective measures
to secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour as a matter of
urgency.
Article 3
For the purposes of this Convention, the term the worst forms of child labour comprises:
(a) all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale and trafficking of
children, debt bondage and serfdom and forced or compulsory labour, including forced or
compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict;
(b) the use, procuring or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of
pornography or for pornographic performances;
(c) the use, procuring or offering of a child for illicit activities, in particular for the
production and trafficking of drugs as defined in the relevant international treaties;
(d) work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to
harm the health, safety or morals of children.
Article 7
1. Each Member shall take all necessary measures to ensure the effective implementation
and enforcement of the provisions giving effect to this Convention including the
provision and application of penal sanctions or, as appropriate, other sanctions.
2. Each Member shall, taking into account the importance of education in eliminating
child labour, take effective and time-bound measures to:
(a) prevent the engagement of children in the worst forms of child labour;
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