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  2. African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

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    The Children's Charter originated because the member states of the AU believed that the CRC missed important socio-cultural and economic realities particular to Africa. It emphasises the need to include African cultural values and experiences when dealing with the rights of the child in such as:

  3. Child labour in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Africa has a long history of child labour. Above, colonial Cameroon children weaving in 1919.. Children in Africa have worked in farms and at home over a long history. This is not unique to Africa; large number of children have worked in agriculture and domestic situations in America, Europe and every other human society, throughout history, prior to 1950s.

  4. Human rights in Africa - Wikipedia

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    According to UNICEF, there are approximately 150 million children in the 5-14 age range who are engaged in hard labor and adult work. [13] Created to defend children and safeguard their innate rights, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) was created. It also serves as the major legal instrument within the African ...

  5. African Union law - Wikipedia

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    The main legal instruments of African Union law include the Constitutive Act of the African Union, [4] the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, [5] the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance [6] and the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community. [7]

  6. African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the ...

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    The Committee is made of 11 members who are elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.They serve in their personal capacities. They are elected by secret ballot from a list of people nominated by State Parties to the Charter (ACRWC Charter, article 34).

  7. Category:Child labour treaties - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Child labour treaties" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; C.

  8. Child labour in Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    [1]: page 594 Poor children in particular are trafficked internally for commercial sexual exploitation. [1]: page 594 Tanzania ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991 [3] and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in 2003. [4] Tanzania then enacted the Law of the Child Act, 2009. [5]

  9. Child labour in Lesotho - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the country has also ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1992 and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (in 1990). Lesotho’s Labour Code is the principal law governing employment-related matters in Lesotho.