Books and reports

June 2011

1. 

   Children in hazardous work: What we know, what we need to do

   10 June 2011

   This report reviews the current state of knowledge concerning children in hazardous work and presents the case for a new focus on the issue as part of the wider global effort to eliminate the worst forms of child labour. For more information on this report or to order copies, please contact pubvente@ilo.org.

May 2010

1. Accelerating action against child labour; Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work - 2010

   12 May 2010

   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.

July 2009

1. 

   Training resource pack for agricultural cooperatives on the elimination of hazardous child labour (Set of 2 books)

   09 July 2009

   The goal of this resource kit is to raise awareness, help cooperative trainers to plan and run activities, and improve occupational safety and health conditions and promote the implementation of ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182).

2. 

   Cooperating out of child labour. Harnessing the untapped potential of cooperatives and the cooperative movement to eliminate child labour

   08 July 2009

   This title has been produced as a call to action to the world cooperative movement to join hands in fighting child labour. Cooperatives and the cooperative movement have an important, but as yet unharnessed, role to play in the elimination of child labour worldwide.

3. 

   Give girls a chance. Tackling child labour, a key to the future

   08 July 2009

   This report provides an overview on the involvement of girls in child labour and the policy responses required to tackle the problem. It provides global estimates on girls involvement in child labour and looks at major sectors of work in which girls are involved. It also considers the issue of gender inequalities in education and how these contribute to child labour and the transition of girls into the youth labour market. The report concludes with proposals on the policy response required to tackle child labour of girls.

4. 

   Action against child labour. IPEC highlights 2008

   08 July 2009

   This report is the mid-term implementation report of the International Labour Organization’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour for the biennium 2008-09.

April 2009

1. 

   Training manual to fight trafficking in children for labour, sexual and other forms of exploitation

   27 April 2009

   The Training manual consists of three Textbooks and one exercise book; 1. Understanding child trafficking, 2. Action against child trafficking at policy and outreach levels 3. Matters of process 4. Exercise book. There is also a facilitators’ guide on CD-ROM This is a joint ILO, UNICEF and UN.GIFT project.

February 2009

1. 

   Sampling for household-based surveys of child labour

   13 February 2009

   This manual is concerned with sampling issues arising in the context of household-based child labour surveys.

2. 

   SIMPOC Training modules on child labour data collection, processing, analysis and reporting

   13 February 2009

   In this manual, SIMPOC has developed a complete and self-contained training kit for practitioners collecting, processing, analyzing and reporting data related to child labour.

3. Child labour statistics. Report III. 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS/18/2008). Geneva, 24 November-5 December 2008

   03 February 2009

   This report aims at setting standards of good practice on the collection, compilation and analysis of national child labour statistics, guiding countries to update their existing statistical system in this field or to establish a new one where necessary.