Article 15-The Right to Work 139 Significant efforts have been made in furtherance of the right to work particularly to eliminate child labour. Section 23 of the Constitution, section 21 of the Education Act, and the Child Care, Protection and Justice Act all operate to prohibit child labour in Malawi. The totality of the law in the provisions just referred to is that the welfare of children must always be prioritized and children must never be exposed to conditions that are hazardous to their wellbeing. The fight against child labour has been intensified. The Government has engaged partners to implement the Child Labour Elimination Action Plan (the year). Because of high poverty levels children are involved in economic activities in an effort to provide food for their family. In addressing the economic issues that perpetuate child labour, is very pertinent to the fight against child labour in Malawi. 140 In an effort to effectively upscale the elimination of child labour interventions, there have been a lot of developments. The Government enacted the Employment Act which provides for the minimum age of entry into employment. This is in line with the ILO Convention on minimum age of entry into employment No 138. The Government also developed the List of Hazardous Work for children Order of 2012. The list contains specifications of works that the children aged between 5-17 years are prohibited from doing. The list is also in compliance with the ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of child labour which specifies that the state parties shall domesticate the Convention by listing the types of work that children aged between 5-17 years are prohibited from carrying them out. 141 The development of the National Code of Conduct on child labour is also another milestone that the Government has made in elimination of child labour. The National Code of Conduct is a tool used to guide the institutions in the elimination of child labour. The Government also developed the National Action Plan on child labour. This is an overarching document in the elimination of child labour in Malawi. This Plan of Action was implemented from 2010 to 2016 and it is currently undergoing a review alongside the Malawi Decent Work Country Program, another important document in the elimination of child labour. The MDWCP promotes decent work for adults so that they are able to support their children attending school and avoid engaging on activities that border on child labour. 50

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