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ARCHIVES *** The Department of Labor’s 2006 Findings on
the Worst Forms of Child Labor [PDF] www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/tda/tda2006/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.pdf [accessed 25 December 2010] INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - There is concern that child prostitution is becoming
a larger problem in CURRENT
GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR - Research has not
identified any policies or programs by the Government of Saint Vincent and
the Human Rights
Reports » 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/wha/119173.htm [accessed 25 December 2010] WOMEN
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Although prostitution is illegal, a local human rights group reported that it
remained a problem among young women and teenagers. The Protection
Project - St. Vincent & The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/vincent.doc [accessed 2009] FACTORS THAT
CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAFFICKING INFRASTRUCTURE - The growth of the sex tourism
industry in the Caribbean and FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Trafficking in
women and children for sexual exploitation is a growing concern in the entire
Caribbean region. Millions of children in the region are victims of
commercial sexual exploitation, sex tourism, pornography, underage domestic
labor, and trafficking. GOVERNMENT RESPONSES - The constitution
of St. Vincent and the Grenadines prohibits slavery and forced labor. The Employment of Women, Young Persons,
and Children Act of 1935 (as revised in 1990) makes the employment of
children in industrial undertakings and ships illegal. Use of children and women for night work
also is prohibited. The act defines a child as a person younger than 14
years. Study of Child Vulnerability in UNICEF Office for www.unicef.org/barbados/cao_resources_vulnerability.pdf [accessed 25 July 2011] [page 14] STREET CHILDREN - Children living
or working on the street were not identified by the Coordinating Committee as
a major area of vulnerability and the issue did not emerge as a significant
concern among respondents – adults or children – interviewed for this study
or during the National Consultations.
There appears to be no data on the issue in the three countries,
although information from the Division of Human Services in St. Lucia
suggested that some children were without adult supervision. This leaves them
vulnerable to sexual and other kinds of abuses. In St. Vincent, the Minister for Social Development, the Family,
Gender and Ecclesiastical Affairs has pointed to an increase in the number of
street children and proposed that laws be revised to prosecute their parents
for child abuse and neglect. His concern echoed that of the UNCRC Committee,
which commented on the sexual exploitation of children, including boys and
street children, for payment. All
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