NATIONAL STATISTICS

* For the year 2000, the ILO projects that there will be 0 economically active children between the ages of 10-14. (ILO, International Labour Office - Bureau of Statistics, Economically Active Population 1950-2010, STAT Working Paper, ILO 1997)

* 9,885 teenagers between 15-19 years of age are economically active. (ILO, Yearbook of Labour Statistics, 1999)

* In 1995, there were 0 economically active children between the ages of 10-14. (ILO, International Labour Office - Bureau of Statistics, Economically Active Population 1950-2010, STAT Working Paper, ILO 1997)

GENERAL NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS

* Some children work part-time in light industry and service jobs. (US Dept of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 1999, 25 February 2000)

GENERAL NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS

* The constitutional prohibition of forced and compulsory labour, including that by children, is respected in practice. (US Dept of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 1999, 25 February 2000)

GENERAL JUVENILE CRIME STATISTICS

* In 1998 there were 1,556 reported cases of juvenile crime, representing 8.78% of all criminal cases. The specific offences were: 4 cases of murder (7.89% of all murders), 24 cases of serious assault (8.00% of all cases), 452 cases of all types of theft (6.97% of all cases), 126 cases of robbery and violent theft (8.62% of all cases), 670 cases of breaking and entering (11.57% of all cases), 130 cases of drug offences (9.02% of all cases) (INTERPOL, International Crime Statistics for 1998, citing National Statistics)

NOTES ON GOVERNMENT FORCES

* It is not known if there are any under-18s in government armed forces due to lack of information about the minimum recruitment age. (CSUCS, Global Report on Child Soldiers - 2001, 12 June 2001)

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