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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Summary Record of the 42nd meeting
of the Committee On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights - Consideration of
Reports UN Economic and Social Council, Committee On Economic,
Social And Cultural Rights, 25 November 2002 www.unhchr.ch/TBS/doc.nsf/0/7f329a34b288adcec1256c7d005a3f0f?OpenDocument [accessed 12 May 2011] 32. Ms. MALVET ( 65. The Committee had information
that there might be as many as 10,000 street children in ***
ARCHIVES *** The Department of Labor’s 2003 Findings on the Worst Forms
of Child Labor www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2003/estonia.htm [accessed 4 February 2011] GOVERNMENT
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR - The government has developed a National Strategy for
Child Protection through the year 2008 that includes a national social
welfare program for children and their families who need social care and
educational support for at-risk children. Children considered most at-risk
are street children. INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - In 1999, an estimated 100 to 200 children were homeless and living
on the streets in Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61646.htm [accessed 4 February 2011] CHILDREN - The government was committed to children's rights and
welfare. Under the law, school
attendance is mandatory and free from the age of 7 until students complete
basic education, generally nine years total or until they reach 17 years of
age. Approximately 98.7 percent of school-age children attended school. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 31 January 2003 sim.law.uu.nl/SIM/CaseLaw/uncom.nsf/0/bfa2f61011a4a1de41256d04004c6028?OpenDocument [accessed 4 February 2011] [44] The Committee is concerned at
the increasing number of street children and at the lack of a systematic
comprehensive strategy to address this situation and to provide these
children with adequate assistance. Summary Record of the 42nd meeting
of the Committee On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights - Consideration of
Reports UN Economic and Social Council, Committee On Economic,
Social And Cultural Rights, 25 November 2002 www.unhchr.ch/TBS/doc.nsf/0/7f329a34b288adcec1256c7d005a3f0f?OpenDocument [accessed 12 May 2011] 32. Ms. MALVET ( 65. The Committee had information
that there might be as many as 10,000 street children in Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, UN Economic and Social Council, Committee On Economic,
Social And Cultural Rights, 29 November 2002 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/esc/estonia2002.html [accessed 12 May 2011] 20. The Committee is also
concerned about the extent of the problem of street children in 21. The Committee is further
concerned that the law allows the work of children between 13 and 15 with the
written consent of one parent or a guardian and the labor inspector, and that
the list of permissible work includes that of an industrial nature. Overview Of Developing Prostitution And Sexual Business In
www.policy.hu/kalikov/ESTONIA.html [accessed 12 May 2011] [scroll down] OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPING PROSTITUTION
AND SEXUAL BUSINESS IN Work With The Street Children Done
By Soonets Ruth, www.childcentre.info/projects/street_children/estonia/ifid2401.html [accessed 12 May 2011] The aim of the is to help
them by offering them the services of the Daily Care Center, the night
shelter and Christian Children Home, thus avoiding them remaining in the
streets and at the same time integrating them into the society. NGO "Owl", That Is
Working With Street Children And Children At Risk Soonets Ruth, www.childcentre.info/projects/street_children/estonia/ifid2379.html [accessed 12 May 2011] The target group is children under
18 of age who have lost their home, family or safe living environment. Consortium for Street Children cfsc.trunky.net/content.asp?pageID=29®ionID=5&countryID=55 [accessed 12 May 2011] There are still problems for
street children in Estonia today, but overall conditions have greatly
improved. All material used herein
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