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Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61602.htm [accessed 24 January 2011] CHILDREN - Education is free, compulsory,
and universal for the first 12 years, after which it is still free but no
longer compulsory. The highest level of education achieved by most children
was completion of secondary school, which normally consists of 12 to 14 years
in school, ending at age 16 to 18 depending on whether the student pursues a
vocational, academic, or arts course of study in secondary school. A
significant percentage of students continued on to tertiary education. With a
few exceptions, involving small villages in extremely remote areas,
nutritional standards were high and poverty was almost unknown. SECTION 6
WORKER RIGHTS – [d]
Various laws prohibit the employment of children under age 16. Parental
consent and approval by the Labor Commission is required for those under 18.
Female workers under 18 may not work at night or on offshore oil platforms.
The Department of Labor (DOL), which is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs,
effectively enforced laws on the employment of children. There were no
reports of violations of the child labor laws. The government adhered to the
standards of ILO Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labor Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 3 October 2003 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/bruneidarussalam2003.htm [accessed 24 January 2011] [14] The Committee is concerned
that insufficient efforts have been made to involve civil society in the full
implementation of the Convention and in the reporting process [18] The Committee is concerned at
the existing lack of systematic and comprehensive collection of disaggregated
data for all areas covered by the Convention and in relation to all groups of
children in order to monitor and evaluate progress achieved and assess the
impact of policies adopted with respect to children. [20] The Committee is aware of the
measures undertaken to promote widespread awareness of the principles and
provisions of the Convention and welcomes the translation of the Convention
into Malay, but is of the opinion that these measures are not sufficient and
need to be strengthened by providing the necessary resources. In this respect, the Committee is concerned
at the lack of a systematic plan to introduce training and raise awareness
among professional groups working for and with children. [51] The Committee acknowledges
that the Sate party is not a member of the International Labor Organization
(ILO) and is concerned that the minimum age for employment is not clear [57] The Committee recommends that
the State party ratify the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights
of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography, and on the involvement of children in armed conflict. 'Ojek' ride can be bit scary but
is cheaper and faster SOBRINA ROSLI, The www.bt.com.bn/news/2007/08/19/ojek_ride_can_be_bit_scary_but_is_cheaper_and_faster [accessed 10 April 2011] Though in Brunei, you do see young
children peddling food goods from home coming into restaurants and
approaching strangers, the number of the children you see begging and roaming
the streets here are numerous, on some days I have also seen mothers cradling
their babies on cloths tied between two posts around the streets. Statement
at the UN Special Session (UNGASS) On Children Statement by The Honorable Pehin
Dato Haji Hussain, Brunei Darussalam Minister of Culture, Youth and
Sports, United Nations, New York, 9th May 2002 www.un.org/ga/children/bdE.htm [accessed 10 April 2011] acr.hrschool.org/Newsletter/weeklynewsletterv1n4.htm [accessed 10 April 2011] [scroll down] The Hari
Raya festival, which falls on December 6th
this year, marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. However,
these days also witness a steep increase in the numbers of “festive” child
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