The International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) is the authoritative body to set global standards in labour statistics. Its 18th session was held in Geneva from 24 November to 5 December 2008.
One of the agenda items discussed at the 2008 ICLS was child labour. A resolution setting measurement standards in this important area was adopted at the Conference.
This section of the website aims at disseminating key documents of relevance for the preparation of the report on child labour statistics for discussion at the 2008 ICLS.
- 17th ICLS – Conference reports (2003)
- Preparatory research and reports:
- Measuring child labour: Discussion note for country consultation in Bangladesh
- Measuring child labour: Discussion note for country consultation in Cambodia
- Measuring child labour: Discussion note for country consultation in Brazil
- Measuring child labour: Discussions note for country consultation in Senegal
- Explaining the demand and supply of child labour: A review of the underlying theories
- Towards an internationally accepted statistical definition of child labour: Children’s activities and their definitions
- Literature review: Children’s non-schooling activities and their impact on children’s health, education and well-being
- Comparison of survey instruments for collecting data on child labour
- Defining Child Labour: A review of the definitions of child labour used in academic and policy research (forthcoming)
- Child labour, education and health: A review of the literature - Final Reports of the Tripartite Regional Meetings to discuss the Draft Resolution on Child Labour Statistics:
- Latin America and the Caribbean (4-5 December 2007, Lima)
- Asia and the Pacific (31 Jan – 1 Feb 2008, Manila)
- Europe and North America (28 – 29 Feb 2008, Berlin)
- Africa (26-27 March 2008, Addis Ababa) - Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics, Geneva, 1-10 April 2008 (Document for discussion)
- Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics, Geneva, 1-10 April 2008 (Final report)
- 18th ICLS – Report III – Child labour statistics (2008)
- 18th ICLS – Report of the Conference (2009)
- Follow-up action by IPEC (to be operational from early 2009 onwards)