Combating Child Labour

Combating Child Labour
Author: Assefa Bequele
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1988
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789221063896

This work examines the developments in the campaign against child labour and the defence of the rights of children.

Child Labor in the Developing World

Child Labor in the Developing World
Author: Alberto Posso
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2020-07-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811531064

This book provides new evidence of the theoretical and empirical causes and consequences of child labor. In so doing, the chapters provide a unique set of policy prescriptions that are applicable to both the developing countries that make up the case studies of the volume, as well as other countries more broadly. The volume is constructed to inform policy with rigorous analysis. However, unlike most academic studies, the language and flavour of the volume is largely non-technical, while the policy recommendations are practical. The volume is made up of three sections. The first section builds on the existing literature and provides new theoretical insights into child labor. Section 2 provides empirical evidence from both quantitative and qualitative case studies on child labor from across Asia, Africa and Latin America. This section provides information from studies conducted in Brazil, Cameroon, the Dominican Republic, India and Vietnam. Section 3 provides policy recommendations.

Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean

Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2012
Genre: Organized crime
ISBN:

This report is one of several studies conducted by UNODC on organized crime threats around the world. These studies describe what is known about the mechanics of contraband trafficking - the what, who, how, and how much of illicit flows - and discuss their potential impact on governance and development. Their primary role is diagnostic, but they also explore the implications of these findings for policy. Publisher's note.

Accelerating Action Against Child Labour

Accelerating Action Against Child Labour
Author: International Labour Office
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2010
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9789221218739

In its quadrennial Global Report on child labour, the ILO says that the global number of child labourers had declined from 222 million to 215 million, or 3 per cent, over the period 2004 to 2008, representing a "slowing down of the global pace of reduction." The report also expresses concern that the global economic crisis could "further brake" progress toward the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016.