Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) - United Arab Emirates (Ratification: 2001)

Article 5 of the Convention. Monitoring mechanisms. Child Protection Centre (CPC). The Committee previously noted the Government’s information that, by Ministerial Order No. 347 of 2011, the CPC of the Ministry of the Interior was established, whose task is to prepare the public policies, strategic plans for child protection, supervision and follow-up on investigations in crimes involving children, on the application and development of laws and regulations relating to crimes involving children, and on their implementation. The task of the CPC include coordinating with the Public Prosecution, courts, competent police departments and relevant bodies on cases involving children; promoting the social support mechanisms for child victims; coordinating with the Child Helpline (in the Emirate of El Sharqaa), which receives all types of notifications about child mistreatment; participating in conferences and symposia on child protection and following up on the implementation of their recommendations.

The Committee notes the Government’s information pertaining to the various measures taken by the CPC in order to combat crimes of violence perpetrated against children. It notes in particular that the CPC intends to implement an initiative which includes the creation of a register on perpetrators of sexual crimes. This register will contain the names and personal information on convicted perpetrators of sexual crimes against children, in order to facilitate the prevention of such crimes, as well as the prosecution of repeat offenders. While taking note of the measures taken by the Government to protect children from crimes, the Committee once again requests the Government to provide information on the impact of the measures taken by the CPC on the elimination of the commercial sexual exploitation of children, in terms of the number of children who were effectively protected from these worst forms of child labour.