The following laws are the major national and international laws that deal with child rights governance in Bangladesh
Child Act 2013
Bangladesh enacted the legislation in 2013, repealing the Children Act, 1974. The law reflects some of the provisions of the UNCRC.
It also includes some provisions which appear to have been incorporated in response to directions of the Supreme Court as well as the requirements of other international instruments, such as the Beijing Rules
The preamble to the Children Act, 2013 ('the Act'), officially known as the Shishu Ain, 2013, states that it has been enacted for the purpose of implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), 1990.
The Act received the assent of the President, and was published in the official Gazette on 20 June, 2013. By a subsequent Gazette notification dated 18 August, 2013, the Act was made effective from 21 August, 2013.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC or UNCRC) is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under national legislation
ILO Convention 138
The ILO Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment C138, is a convention adopted in 1973 by the International Labour Organization. It requires ratifying states to pursue a national policy designed to ensure the effective abolition of child labour and to raise progressively the minimum age for admission to employment or work. Convention C138 replaces several similar ILO conventions in specific fields of labour.
ILO Convention 182
The Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, known in short as the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, was adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 1999 as ILO Convention No 182. It is one of eight ILO fundamental conventions.
Prepared by Law & Justice Desk, the Daily Observer
