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(b) Improve the labour inspection systemin order to safeguard that work performedby children is light work and notexploitative and, in particular, empowerthe system to monitor and report on thepractice of domestic and rural labour bychildren;(c) Provide former child workers withappropriate recovery and educational opportunities;(d) Continue to seek technical assistancefrom the International LabourOrganization/International Programmeon the Elimination of Child Labour.Drug and substance abuse81. While noting the State party’s efforts tocombat drug trafficking and drugand substance abuse, inter alia, throughimplementing the ComprehensiveDangerous Drugs Act of 2002(Republic Act No. 9165), and the increasednumber of treatment and socialreintegration services for children, theCommittee is deeply concerned at themassive narcotic trade in thePhilippines and its adverse effects onchildren and adolescents. It shares theState party’s concern about the highincidence of drug and substance abuse,including glue and solvent sniffingamong street children. Furthermore, theCommittee is concerned about the factthat children, who voluntarily seek treatmentin drug recovery and reintegrationcentres, are often asked to pay for treatmentcausing insurmountable obstaclesto children of limited means and denyingtheir access to treatment and reintegration.82. The Committee recommends that theState party continue to strengthen its effortsto:(a) Combat drug and substance abuseamong children and adolescents, forexample by effectively implementingthe Comprehensive Dangerous DrugsAct of 2002 and secure due process ofthe law;(b) Provide children and adolescentswith accurate and objective informationabout drug and substance use, includinghard drugs, glue and solvent sniffing,through public school programmes andmedia campaigns and protect children86