A future without child labour
İÇİNDEKİLERContentsExecutive summary Introduction Part I. Child labour: A dynamic global picture 1. Child labour: What is to be abolished, and why? . . A long history of ILO work against child labour . . . What do we want to abolish? The worst forms of child labour Evolving attitudes towards children 2. The size and shape of the problem in 2002 The challenges of measuring child labour The number of child labourers in the world today . . Methodology for estimation Global estimates Estimates of economically active children Can we compare the new and the old estimates of working children? A What do the estimates tell us about child labour in the world today? A better grasp of the shape of the problem The sectors in which children work Domination of the informal economy Child labour in agriculture Child labour in fishing Child labour in the urban informal economy: Street children. Child labour in manufacturing: From factories to home-based work Child labour in tourism Children in domestic service Child labour in construction, mining and quarrying The unconditional worst forms of child labour. . . Forms of child slavery such as sale and trafficking, debt bondage, serfdom and forced or compulsory labour. Forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict. Commercial sexual exploitation of children . . Children in illicit activities 3. Child labour and development shocks Economic and financial crises Countries in transition The HIV/AIDS pandemic Natural disasters and child labour Armed conflict and child labour 4. Understanding child labour: The foundation for effective abolition Causes act at different levels The demand for child labour. Household decision-making about child labour Demographic change Parents and children on the move The role of social protection Education and child labour. Conclusion Part II. The global response to child labour: Turning indignation into action. 1. Better information means stronger action The ILO and child labour research Research challenges and innovations Monitoring child labour Strengthening research capacity 2. International action to support national partners . . . The framework for action by the ILO International labour standards and technical cooperation: Complementary approaches The International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC): A decade of experience From country programmes to time-bound programmes Child labour in other ILO programmes Mainstreaming child labour in poverty reduction strategies. International action for children's rights Interagency cooperation International action on education. International action on youth employment International action to combat transnational problems Regional cooperation against child labour 3. National governments in the front line The policy framework for the abolition of child labour Institutional arrangements to support the abolition of child labour. The legal framework. Birth registration Basic social services provision. 4. Action against child labour: A review of experience Partnerships for effective action The social partners and tripartite action . . Tripartite cooperation Collective bargaining Employers and their organizations Workers' organizations Other partners in civil society Good practices in the abolition of child labour Important lessons learned in the fight against child labour Typology of interventions against child labour Advocacy and social mobilization Good education systems can prevent child labour Social protection to prevent child labour . . Rescue and rehabilitation How to tackle hazardous work Demobilizing child soldiers Legislation, enforcement and monitoring of child labour What makes for effective assistance Part III. Towards an action plan for the effective abolition of child labour 1. Child labour and the Decent Work Agenda. 2. Possible contours of an action plan Reinforcing the work of IPEC Advocacy Research and policy Technical cooperation Mainstreaming the effective abolition of child labour in the Decent Work Agenda Forging closer partnerships. Suggested points for discussion Annexes 1.ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up. 2. Table of ratifications of ILO Conventions Nos. 138 and 182 and annual reports submitted under the Declaration follow-up in relation to the effective abolition of child labour 3. List of countries involved in the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) NOTLARGlobal Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work 2002 |
