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Progress
- Revision of the hazardous work list: The draft decree awaits validation by the National Health and Safety Commission in Cameroon before it will be forwarded to the Prime Minister's Office.
- Finalization of the framework document for the Child Labour Observation and Monitoring System in Cameroon (SOSTECAM): The framework document is currently being drafted.
- Preparation of the national report on child labour: The national report is currently being drafted.
- Campaigns to inform the public of ILO conventions ratified by Cameroon: Awareness-raising campaigns have been organized in the country's ten regions, involving those involved in the fight against child labour.
- Operation to issue 100,000 birth certificates in the far north of Cameroon: A joint action by the Ministry of Decentralization and Local Development (MINDDEVEL-BUNEC Bureau National de l'Etat Civil) to provide birth certificates.
International Instruments
| Area | Ilo Instrument | Status | Ratification date | CEACR comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Labour | C138 Ratification of C138 - Minimum Age Convention (1973) |
In Force | 13 Aug 2001 | |
| Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery | C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) |
In Force | 05 Jun 2002 | |
| Child Labour, Modern Slavery | C029 Forced Labour Convention (1930) |
In Force | 07 Jun 1960 | |
| Forced Labour, Modern Slavery | C105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (1957) |
In Force | 03 Sep 1962 | |
| Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery | C143 Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention (1975) |
In Force | 04 Jul 1978 | |
| Freedom of Association | C087 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) |
In Force | 07 Jun 1960 | |
| Freedom of Association | C098 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) |
In Force | 03 Sep 1962 | |
| Discrimination | C100 Equal Remuneration Convention (1951) |
In Force | 25 May 1970 | |
| Discrimination | C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (1958) |
In Force | 13 May 1988 | |
| Occupational Safety and Health | C155 Occupational Safety and Health Convention (1981) |
In Force | 01 Oct 2021 |
| Area | UN Treaty | Signature date | Ratification date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Labour | IV-11 Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) |
25 Sep 1990 | 11 Jan 1993 | |
| Child Labour | IV-11-c Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (2000) |
5 Oct 2001 | ||
| Forced Labour, Human Trafficking | PALERMO_PROTOCOL Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000) |
13 Dec 2000 | 6 Feb 2006 | |
| Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery | XVIII-4 Ratification of the Supplementary Convention on the Abolition and of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (1956) |
27 Jun 1984 a | Accession |
Sources: ILO Normlex & UN Treaty Collection
