trespassed the law. In the event where this is not feasible, the Committee calls upon the State Party to ensure that children who are detained with their parents get access to food, medication, education and healthy environment. In cases where children of imprisoned parents are staying with extended families or foster care, the State Party should facilitate visits insofar as it does not contradict with the best interest of the child. The State Party is also recommended to give attention to the Committee’s General Comment No. 1 on Article 30 of the African Children’s Charter. Children in situation of exploitation and abuse 47. The Committee appreciates the fact that any form of child labour is prohibited below the ages of 15 years; that children below the age of 18 cannot engage in employment in hazardous and unhealthy works, night works and overtime works; and that the Government has established the National Committee against Child Labour. However, the State Party report indicates that the Labour Inspector can authorize the employment of children below the age of 15 if the work is not harmful to their health or intellectual development. Furthermore, one in four children suffers from child labour; and many children work in the mines and quarries where they face health problems as well as sexual exploitations. In order to rectify these situations, the Committee recommends that the State Party removes all exceptions of child labour below the ages of 15 both in the formal and informal sectors. The Committee also urges the State Party to put sanctions against those who employ children and to closely monitor the working conditions of children who are employed. 48. Concerning the sale, trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, the Committee notes with appreciation the legislative and administrative measures that are being taken to combat these practices. Nonetheless, a large number of children are trafficked to Middle East for domestic servitude and commercial sexual exploitation. Sexual exploitation is also very common within the country. Young girls are used as sex workers even by their parents. This situation is exacerbated by impunity which results from the failure of the government to reprimand such acts through prosecution and conviction of perpetrators. Accordingly, the Committee strongly recommends for the State Party to control that children are not trafficked and forced to undertake domestic works and commercial sexual works [child prostitution] by: - putting stringent requirements on the travel of both accompanied and unaccompanied children; - Entering into bilateral and multilateral treaties with Middle East Countries to ensure that children are not subjected to any form of exploitation in those countries; - Innovating other forms of earning livelihood to address the poverty of the society; - Investigating, prosecuting and convicting perpetrators including family members; and 12