New methods of monitoring child labor will be applied in 5 Moldovan areas: Chisinau, Balti, Sangerei, Ungheni and Orhei. The children will be prevented from working in ways considered as severe exploitation as forced labor, prostitution, pornography, illicit, hazardous work etc. The moves are provided for in an accord to be signed on Thursday, June 12, between the National Center on Preventing Child Abuse (CNPAC) and three ministries of Economy, of Social Protection, Family and Child and of Education and Youths, Info-Prim Neo reports. The agreement will be signed as part of an initiative supported by the International Labor Organization through the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC). With the support of this organization, the children in difficulty and the children withdrawn from severe forms of child labor will benefit of psychological, social and educational services offered by ILO-IPEC specialists to decrease the vulnerability of these children to trafficking and other severe forms of child labor. On June 12, Moldova will mark the 7th edition of the World Day against Child Labor with the slogan: “Education – the right response to child labor”. The goal of this day is to raise the public awareness of the exploitation of children and to emphasize the importance of the access to education as a key-tool in combating the exploitation and reducing poverty. The CNPAC, in partnership with local NGOs and with the ILO-IPEC support, will organized a series of entertaining activities for children. The IPEC is represented in 96 countries. Since 2003, the IPEC has been working in Moldova. The CNPAC pursues to protect children from any form of abuse, negligence and trafficking. According to a survey on family violence carried out by UNICEF in 2006, 4 from 10 Moldovan children, aged between 10 and 16, says they are impelled to work after school and don't have time to play, for their peers and even for homework. 60% of parents accept the idea of their children to work. In 2008, the Labor Inspection has identified 74 cases of child labor as working in hazardous conditions, selling alcohol etc. According to the ILO, 165 million of children in the world, aged between 5 and 14, are impelled to labor.