2006 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Incidence and Nature of Child Labor

There is concern that child prostitution is becoming a larger problem in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.³⁶³¹

Child Labor Laws and Enforcement

New information provided by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines clarified that complaints regarding child labor can be addressed through the country's high court system.³⁶³²

Current Government Policies and Programs to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor

Research has not identified any policies or programs by the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to address exploitive child labor.

3627 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Gross Enrolment Ratio. Primary. Total, accessed December 20, 2006; available from http://stats.uis.unesco.org/.

3628 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Net Enrolment Rate. Primary. Total, accessed December 20, 2006; available from http://stats.uis.unesco.org.

3629 U.S. Department of State, "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines," in Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2006, Washington, DC, March 6, 2007; available from http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78905.htm.

3630 ILO, Ratifications by Country, accessed February 2, 2007; available from http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/docs/declAM.htm.

3631 ILO Committee of Experts, Direct Request, Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (ratification: 2001), [online] 2006 [cited February 9, 2007]; available from http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/newcountryframeE.htm. See also U.S. Department of State, "Country Reports – 2006: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines," Section 5.

3632 Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Information Sought by USDOL: Worst Forms of Child Labor, submitted in response to U.S. Department of Labor Federal Register Notice (December 5, 2006) "Request for Information on Efforts by Certain Countries to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor", Washington, DC, January 31, 2007.