Child LaborChild Labor Introduction, Child Labor in Pakistan: 2012 Statistics Legal Framework: Developments in 2012 Status of Provincial Child Labor Laws after the 18° Amendment. Child Domestic Labor The Domestic Workers Convention 2011 (C 189) Bonded Labor. ‘egal Framework Aftermath of the 18 Amendmen Relief Camps for Bonded Laborers Government Initiatives and Enforcement of ILO Cor Bonded Labor L ions in Pakistan Recommendations. Panels: Post Card Campaign to Ban Child Domestic Labor Child Labor: SPARC’s Activities in 2012... Boncled Labor: SPARC’ s Initiatives in 2012 Other Interventions.Introduction On June 12, 2012, the World Day Against Child Labor was celebrated with a renewed commitment to highlight the rights of all children to be protected from labor and other violations of their basic rights. In this regard, the international community expressed its resolve to adopt an integrated response to address child labor as envisaged in the 2010 ‘Roadmap for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor by 2016” where it was decided that in 2012, the concermed stakeholders will work towards the realization of the goals set forth in the roadmap. However, in spite of high level policy decisions, ground realities remained unchanged Child labor continues to remain a crucial issue in the developing world as millions of children are exposed to work activities that are detrimental to their physical and emotional development, Apart from being mentally, morally and physically dangerous; child labor prevents children from realizing their basic right to education- a right which can safeguard their future and ensure their protection against violence and economic exploitation. Children engaged in work activities are either deprived of school education altogether or combine educational activities with excessively long working hours. In more extreme forms, the victims are virtually enslaved and separated from their families. These children may be exposed to debt bondage, sex slavery and recruitment in armed conflicts as child soldiers. These more intense forms of child labor also trigger both internal and external child trafficking as criminals sell abducted children into prostitution and begging rings. Child labor has thrived in Pakistan in various manifestations. The formal sector of the economy has to some extent been regulated by national and provincial laws on child labor. However, with the formal sector shrinking, more space is being created for the employment of children in the informal sector. In the informal sector, children’s involvement in work activities may be highly visible and persist because of corruption or inefficient monitoring or it may be invisible 31