Combating child labour : a review of policies.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Arnal, Elena.

Contributor:

Tobin, Steven.

Torres, Raymond.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child labor.

Child labor--Government policy.

Child labor--Statistics.

Genre:

Statistics.

Physical Description:

129 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

French title on t.p. verso: Combattre le travail des enfants : un bilan des politiques

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD, [2003]

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Reality of Child Labour in the World 13

A. Defining and measuring child labour 14

B. Economic activity of children in SIMPOC countries: incidence and nature 20

Chapter 2 Economic Causes of Child Labour 25

A. Determinants of the demand of child labour 25

B. The role of poverty, lack of education opportunities and other supply-side factors 29

C. The worst forms of child labour: some explanations 34

D. Determinants of child labour in selected case studies: main findings 35

E. Labour force participation of children: some simple correlations 42

Chapter 3 Actions and Programmes to Combat Child Labour 51

A. The role of international organisations 51

B. Action and programmes at the national level 57

C. Private initiatives and corporate social responsibility 74

D. Fighting the worst forms of child labour 83

Annex B Child Labour's Legislative Framework 113

Annex C A Review of the Observations of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations Concerning ILO Convention 138 118.

Notes:

"The report was drafted by a team ... composed by Elena Arnal, Steven Tobin and Raymond Torres, with the assistance of Heloise Wickramanayake"--P. 3.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-129).

ISBN:

9264102930

9789264102934

OCLC:

54462152