Strasbourg, 17/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - In a resolution adopted at the end of its emergency debate on Thursday, the European Parliament condemns all forms of child exploitation and calls for the abolition of child labour, notably in the football industry. It urges FIFA and the industry of sports articles concerned to: (1) ensure that no child is employed in the manufacture of balls or clothing authorised by FIFA; (2) apply the FIFA code on working conditions; (3) agree on a transparent, credible and independent system for controlling and checking manufacturing conditions in the football industry. Parliament invites FIFA and national football federations to make of the competition of the 2006 World Cup in Germany the first international event that makes no use of child labour and to agree on fair working conditions. The EU and its Member states are urged to ensure that, in agreements in third countries, children are protected from violence, exploitation - notably in work - and abuse.