Each member state that ratifies this Agreement shall promptly and without delay take immediate and effective measures to ensure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor.

The term "child" in the context of this Agreement applies to all individuals under the age of eighteen.

The expression "the worst forms of child labor" in the context of this Agreement includes the following:

• (a) All forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale and trafficking of children, debt bondage, serfdom, and forced or compulsory labor, including the forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflicts.

• (b) The use of a child or the employment or offering of a child for the purposes of prostitution, or for the production of pornographic materials or the performance of pornographic acts;

• (c) The use of a child or the employment or offering of a child to engage in illegal activities, particularly the production of drugs as defined in relevant international treaties and their trafficking.

• (d) Work that is likely to harm, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is performed, the health, safety, or moral development of children.

1- National laws or regulations or the competent authority shall determine, after consulting with the relevant organizations of employers and workers, the types of work referred to in Article 3(d), taking into account the relevant international standards, particularly paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Recommendation on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, 1999.

2- The competent authority shall determine, after consulting with the relevant organizations of employers and workers, the location of the businesses identified as being of this type.

3- The competent authority shall examine the organized list of types of work that have been addressed pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, and review it periodically as necessary, in consultation with the relevant organizations of employers and workers.

Each member state shall establish or designate appropriate mechanisms to monitor the implementation of the provisions aimed at enforcing this Agreement after consulting with employers' and workers' organizations.

1- Each member state shall design and implement action programs aimed at eliminating the worst forms of child labor as a priority.

2- These action programs should be designed and implemented in consultation with the relevant government institutions, employers' organizations, and workers' organizations, taking into account the views of other concerned groups, where appropriate.

1- Each member state shall take all necessary measures to ensure the effective application and enforcement of the provisions implementing this Agreement, including the imposition of criminal or other penalties, where appropriate, and their application.

2- Each member state, taking into account the importance of education in eliminating child labor, shall take effective and time-bound measures in order to:

• (a) prevent children from engaging in the worst forms of child labor;

• (b) provide the necessary and appropriate direct assistance to rescue children from the worst forms of child labor and to rehabilitate and socially reintegrate them;

• (c) ensure that all children rescued from the worst forms of child labor have access to free basic education and vocational training where possible and appropriate;

• (d) identify children who are particularly at risk and establish direct connections with them;

• (e) take into account the special situation of girls.

3- Each member state shall designate the competent authority responsible for implementing the provisions of this Agreement.

The member states shall take appropriate measures to assist each other in enforcing the provisions of this Agreement by enhancing international cooperation and/or assistance, including measures to provide support for social and economic development, and for global poverty eradication and education programs.

The official ratifications of this Agreement shall be sent to the Director-General of the International Labour Office for registration.

1- The provisions of this Agreement are binding only on the member states of the International Labour Organization that have had their ratifications recorded by the Director-General of the International Labour Office.

2- This Agreement shall enter into force twelve months after the date of registration of the ratifications of two member states with the Director-General.

3- Thereafter, it shall enter into force for any member state twelve months after the date of registration of its ratification.