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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Julia Drown (Labour), on Monday, 26 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 120 members in total.


ILO CONVENTION AND CHILD SOLDIERS

That this House believes that no-one under the age of 18 years should participate in armed conflict; notes that the International Labour Organisation is due to consider a new convention in June which will prohibit children under the age of 18 years from being employed in the most hazardous forms of labour; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to support the explicit inclusion of child soldiering, to ensure that involvement of children under the age of 18 years in hostilities would be prohibited by the convention.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
585 
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Children Armed forces Army
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk