Publications

March 2012

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   Pilot Survey 2010: Working Children in Dry Fish Industry in Bangladesh

   To undertake this survey, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and ILO-IPEC with other stakeholders jointly identified the Dry Fish Industry located in selected five coastal districts of the Bay of Bengal. The aim of the survey was to investigate the forced labour of children and its measurement on the basis of certain indicators such as unfree recruitment, work imposed, freedom of work, dependency, coercion/ penalty etc. in line with ILO Conventions C 29 and C 105.

April 2009

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   A Report on Trend and Country Responses to the Child Labour: Reflections on Achievements, Challenges, Gaps & Way Forward

   It is expected that the discussions on the critical notes on way forward and recommendation on child labour elimination that entail this report will provide a broad basis for the consultation and that would helpful in the preparation for upcoming Global Conference on Child Labour in the Hague and in the development of National Time?Bound Plan of Action on Worst Forms of Child Labour.

June 2008

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   Report on young workers and protection - Testing of tools

   This assignment was undertaken in an attempt to test advocacy and awareness raising materails developed by ILO-IPEC Geneva.

February 2008

1. Report on the Asian Regional Meeting to discuss the Draft Resolution on Child Labour Statistics (ICLS)

   Asia Tripartite Regional Meeting to discuss the Draft Resolutionon Child Labour Statistics [to be submitted to the 18th ICLS](31 January to 01 February 2008, Manila)

January 2008

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   Bangladesh: Child labour data country brief

   Child labour country briefs on current data from SIMPOC surveys based on common indicators.

September 2007

1. Measuring child labour: Discussion note for country consultation in Bangladesh

   This note discusses some of the issues arising when attempting to define a statistical standard for child labour in the specific context of Bangladesh. It aims to give an overview of the measurement challenges encountered, of the empirical and other evidence that can be used to address such challenges and of the implications in terms of child labour estimates.

January 2006

1. 

   Good practices in Asia: Prevention and rehabilitation

   This document contains 18 selected good practices and lessons learnt in the context of prevention of trafficking and rehabilitation of the child victims of trafficking. These are expected to help the social partners in designing more strategic and effective programmes in combating child trafficking in the future.

2. 

   Demand side of human trafficking in Asia: Empirical findings (TICSA-II)

   This research study attempts to looks at the demand side of trafficking and the environmental causes that enable and influence it. Analyses how attitudes and polices and specific desires and preferences of employers, consumers and third parties enable this type of crime.

3. 

   Bangladesh - Baseline survey on child domestic labour in Bangladesh

   Child domestic labour is one of the most common forms of child labour. Available studies indicate that like in many other developing countries the incidence of CDL is quitesignificant in Bangladesh also. Traditionally, more girls are employed in domestic service than inany other forms of work. CDL, due to its nature and circumstances, is susceptible to becoming a worst form of child labour.

December 2005

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   Combating child labour in Asia and the Pacific: Progress and challenges

   For more information please consult www.ilo.org/asia