Child labour statistics
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Child labour statistics

Numbers on the extent, characteristics and determinants of child labour are provided by the Statistical Information and Monitoring Programme on Child Labour (SIMPOC), which is the statistical arm of IPEC. SIMPOC assists countries in the collection, documentation, processing and analysis of child labour relevant data.

This website makes available a wealth of statistical tools, data and reports:

  • Specific questionnaires for child labour surveys
  • Manuals and training kits on how to carry out child labour data collection in households, schools and at the workplace
  • Guidance on how to properly process and analyse the collected information
  • Micro datasets and survey reports from around the world
  • Research on critical statistical issues
  • Regular trend reports

What´s new

  1. National child labour survey

    Magnitud y características del trabajo infantil y adolescente en Costa Rica - Informe 2011
    5 de octubre de 2012

    Los resultados de la presente encuesta reflejan avances importantes en Costa Rica en la lucha contra el trabajo infantil y demuestran el esfuerzo sectorial realizado en la última década. Las cifras indican que el país está a pocos pasos de cumplir con la meta del año 2020. Sin embargo, es evidente que los datos también presentan desafíos; por lo cual, será necesario sostener y fortalecer el esfuerzo de todos.

  2. National child labour survey

    Encuesta de trabajo infantil - Panamá 2010 - Informe de resultados
    28 June 2012

    Este informe proporciona un panorama general e integral de la situación del trabajo infantil en Panamá basado en la Encuesta de Trabajo Infantil de 2010; hace énfasis en los diferenciales y tendencias y, en lo pertinente, compara los resultados con la encuesta de 2008.

  1. National child labour survey

    Nepal child labour report based on data drawn from the Nepal Labour Force Survey 2008
    31 May 2012

    This report is the first statistical report in Nepal utilizing large-scale survey data. It is based on the data collected through the Nepal Labour Force Survey 2008 and it provides essential statistics for monitoring the child labour situation in the country.

  1. Global child labour developments: Measuring trends from 2004 to 2008

    The latest trend report provides new global and regional estimates on child labour for the year 2008 and compares them with the previous 2004 estimates.

  2. CL-Info 1.1

    New database system that helps in organizing and presenting indicators of children’s activities derived from SIMPOC-assisted national household surveys.

  3. Sampling for household-based surveys of child labour
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