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Vanuatu - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Law, Act

National Youth Authority Act 2018 (Act No. 6 of 2018). -

Adoption: 2018-07-06 | VUT-2018-L-112140

An Act to provide for the establishment of the National Youth Authority, matters relating to national youth management and other related matters.
The objectives of this Act are:

(a) to institute a clean and manageable framework to guide and enhance the delivery of youth development programs and services through sector wide partnerships approaches at all levels of participation; and

(b) to provide coordination, direction and support the development of youth programs in Vanuatu; and

(c) to establish higher standards of youth development programs in all youth related service delivery including training pathways for out of school youth; and

(d) to improve the participation of youths in youth development programs, national platforms and services; and

(e) to support and encourage excellence, leadership and innovative performance of youth and youth service providers through capacity building programs, incentives and research; and

(f) to initiate, design, coordinate, evaluate and monitor all programmes aimed at integrating the youth into the economy and society in general.

Vanuatu - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Law, Act

Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (Ratification) Act 2006 (No. 7 of 2006). -

Adoption: 2006-04-24 | Date of entry into force: 2006-08-07 | VUT-2006-L-88511

An Act to provide for the ratification of the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999.

Vanuatu - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Law, Act

Minimum Age Convention (Ratification) Act 2005 (No. 42 of 2005). -

Adoption: 2005-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2006-07-03 | VUT-2005-L-92304

Provides for the ratification of the Minimum Age Convention, 1973.

Vanuatu - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Law, Act

Convention on the Rights of the Child (Ratification) Act [Cap 219] (Act No. 26 of 1992). -

Adoption: 1992 | Date of entry into force: 1993-05-03 | VUT-1992-L-83129

Provides for the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child signed on the 23rd day of September, 1990 and makes its provisions binding under national law.