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Article 3 of the Convention. Worst forms of child labour. Clause (d). Hazardous work. In its previous comments, the Committee noted that pursuant to section 284(1) of the General Labour Act of 2000 (Act No. 2/00), “minors” may not be engaged in work which is hazardous to their physical, mental and moral development. The Committee requested the Government to indicate the definition of the term “minor” contained in this section.

The Committee observes that, when not otherwise specifically indicated in the Act, the term “minor” in Act No. 2/00 appears to refer to all persons under 18 years: the provisions in Act No. 2/00 concerning the juridical capacity of minors (section 11), the medical examination of minors (section 285), hours of work for minors (section 287) and remuneration for minors (section 286) all refer to “minors” as persons up to the age of 18. The Committee therefore observes that the term “minor” in section 284(1) of Act No. 2/00 appears to refer to all persons under 18 years of age.

Article 6. Programmes of action to eliminate the worst forms of child labour. ILO–IPEC TACKLE Project. The Committee previously noted that Angola is implementing the ILO–IPEC “Tackle child labour through education” (TACKLE Project), which aims to strengthen the capacity of the national and local authorities in the formulation, implementation and enforcement of policies to fight child labour. The Committee notes the information in the ILO–IPEC Technical Progress Report for the TACKLE Project of March 2010 (TACKLE Project TPR) that the National Steering Committee for the Project was established at the beginning of 2010. The TACKLE Project TPR indicates that consultations for the Project’s implementation are ongoing, and that debate on the legal framework for child protection has begun. The Committee encourages the Government to continue its collaboration with ILO–IPEC on the TACKLE Project, and to provide information on the results achieved, particularly the number of children working in, or vulnerable to, the worst forms of child labour who have been reached through its implementation.