The worldwide movement against child labour [electronic resource] : progress and future directions / Alec Fyfe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fyfe, Alec.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child labor.

Child welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Labour Office, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study provides the first systematic analysis of the worldwide movement against child labour. It argues that the intellectual and policy frameworks first articulated by the ILO in the 1980's remain important departure points for developing a more coherent, more sustained global effort against child labour. The study also emphasizes that they need re-visiting and more certain application and examines areas of divergence and convergence within the movement...

Contents:

Half title page; Title page; Copyright information; Foreword; CONTENTS; Introduction; Chapter 1. Origins of the worldwide movement; 1.1 The First National Campaigns; 1.2 Child labour becomes an international issue; 1.3 The child labour issue comes of age; Chapter 2. Key global actors; 2.1 The ILO; 2.2 UNICEF; 2.3 UNESCO; 2.4 World Health Organization; 2.5 World Bank; 2.6 Donor countries; 2.7 International NGOs; 2.8 Consumer movements; 2.9 The media; 2.10 The research community; 2.11 Working children and youth movements; Chapter 3. A growing global consensus

Introduction: Pluralism and the worldwide movement3.1 Divergent perspectives; 3.2 Forces for convergence; Chapter 4. Strengthening the worldwide movement; 4.1 The leadership role of the ILO; 4.2 Mobilizing the UN and other multilateral agencies; 4.3 The role of the ILO's social partners; 4.4 Other civil society actors; 4.5 Summing up; Figures; Figure 2.1. Key child labour aspects in the media, 1996-2003; Figure 2.2. Key child labour aspects in the media, by month (1999); Figure 2.3. Key child albour aspects in the media, by month (2002)

Figure 2.4. Number of publications related to child labour, 1992-2002 Figure 2.5. Child labour publications by region, 1992-2002; Figure 2.6. Countries with the highest number of child labour publications, 1992-2002; Boxes; Box 1.1. The worldwide movement 1973-2006: Milestones; Box 3.1 Key milestones and global commitments

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

92-2-120018-3

OCLC:

308561523