The Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation was adopted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in 1999 as ILO Recommendation No 190. The provisions of this Recommendation supplement those of the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention

Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention

The Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, known in short as the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, was adopted by the International Labour Organization in 1999 as ILO Convention No 182. It is one of 8 ILO fundamental...

 (Convention No 182, referred to below as ‘the Convention’) and should be applied in conjunction with them. This article should be read together with that on the Convention.

The provisions of the Recommendation include the following:

• What programmes of action referred to in Article 6 of the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
  Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
  The Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, known in short as the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, was adopted by the International Labour Organization in 1999 as ILO Convention No 182. It is one of 8 ILO fundamental...
  
   should aim at (Article I);
• What should be considered when ratifying countries determine in terms of Article 3(d) of the Convention what the Worst Form Hazards faced by Children at Work
  Worst Form Hazards faced by Children at Work
  The Worst Form Hazards faced by Children at Work is a provision in the Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation adopted by the International Labour Organization in 1999, which sets out the framework for each ratifying country's specific examination of and the criteria they use to determine "work...
  
   in those countries are (Article II);
• That detailed information and statistical data on the nature and extent of child labour should be compiled and kept up to date (Article III(5) to (7);
• That ratifying countries should establish or designate appropriate national mechanisms to monitor the implementation of national provisions for the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour (Article III(8));
• That ratifying countries should, in so far as it is compatible with national law, cooperate with international efforts aimed at the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour (Article III(11));
• That ratifying countries should provide that the pre-defined worst forms of child labour are criminal offences and also provide for other criminal, civil or administrative remedies to ensure the effective enforcement of national provisions for the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour (Article III(12) to (14));
• A list of other measures that could be used to prohibit and eliminate the worst forms of child labour (Article III(15));
• That enhanced international cooperation and/or assistance among ratifying countries for the prohibition and effective elimination of the worst forms of child labour should complement national efforts (Article III(16)).