Advancing the Campaign Against Child Labor


Book Description

Refers to the Congressional request concerning the examination of costs and benefits associated with the implementation of ILO Convention No. 182. Presents an analysis of national strategies for direct action: legal, education and poverty education, market-based, rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration.










Advancing the Campaign Against Child Labor


Book Description

Child labor is recognized today as a problem that affects countries around the world. The International Labor Org. (ILO) estimated that there were some 211 million children between the ages of 5 & 14 in economic activity in the world in 2000. Chapters: Congressional Mandate & Legislative Requirements; Scope of Report; Country Profile Format: The Incidence & Nature of Child Labor, Children's Participation in School, Child Labor Law & Enforcement, Addressing Child Labor & Promoting Schooling, & Selected Data on Government Expenditures; Sources of Information; Definitions & Concepts; The Worst Forms of Child Labor; Combating Child Labor; Evidence from 33 Countries; Country Profiles; & Appendices. Charts & tables.