 The Operational Action Plan (PAO 2014-2017), Article 18: Protection of the Family, Elimination of Discrimination against Women and Protection of Older Persons and People with Disabilities 1. The principle of the elimination of discrimination against women 351. Provides development in § 496 to 503 2. Family Protection 352. See Information in § 577 to 580 3. Child Protection 353. See Information in § 579 to 581; 692 and 702 3.1- Protection of the Child Worker 354. According to paragraph 1 of Article 262 of the Children’s Code, “children of both sexes can neither be employed in any entreprise nor perform any type of work even for their own benefit before the age of fifteen (15), unless the Minister of Labour approves of it after consultation with the National Labour Council, taking into account local circumstances and the tasks to be performed. 355. Paragraph 2 of the same Article stipulates that children over fifteen years of age can undertake light works, the list of which is established By Order of the Minister of Labour after consultation with the National Labour Council. This Order specifies the conditions under which the said works may be executed. 356. Under this provision and in accordance with item 4 of Article 151 of Act No. 2006-010 of 13 December, 2006 governing the Labour Code, Order No. 1464/MPTEFP/DGTLS of 12 November, 2007 determining the works from which children are prohibited, was issued. 357. Despite progress made, the issue of exploitation and child labour persists due, among others, to the precarious situation of parents which prevents them from effectively addressing the needs of their children; this also includes the government’s limited resources to adequately uphold its responsibilities as far as child protection is concerned. 358. According to the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS 4) conducted in 2010, 47% of children aged 5 and 14 are involved in child labour, representing 49% 108