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Report
This study provides an accurate depiction of bonded labour in brick kilns in two provinces of Afghanistan (Kabul and Nangarhar), to illustrate the demand and supply-side of one of the most prevalent, yet least known, forms of hazardous labour in Afghanistan.
Report
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. The report highlights recent global trends while comprehensively summarizing the scientific evidence base related to health and well-being of working children. It identifies the key challenges not only in understanding the effects of hazardous work on childhood development, but also in preventing and eliminating hazardous occupational exposures for children. In addition, the report features good practice approaches of various stakeholder groups that have demonstrated the potential to be scaled up and discusses the importance of an integrated policy response to the issue.
Global report
In its quadrennial Global Report on child labour, the ILO said 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 expressed concern that the global economic crisis could “further brake” progress toward the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016.
Report
An inter-agency report by the Understanding Childrens Work programme (ILO, the World Bank and UNICEF) calls for child labour to be placed at the forefront of national development agendas and presents a range of evidence indicating that child labour constitutes an important impediment to national development.
Report
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. It also explains in detail the underlying estimation methodologies and gives an overview of the datasets used. The report shows that globally child labour continues to decline, albeit at a lower rate. Key findings are presented according to: form of children's work, age group, sex, region, sector of activity and status in employment.
Brochure
This new publication provides a summary of the role and activities of the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour.
Training manual
This resource material considers the links between tackling child labour and promoting Education for All. The material is designed to support a short training workshop on these issues and it includes activities and a model workshop programme.
Report
In 1998, the ILO launched its IPEC Programme in Paraguay in order to provide the country with technical cooperation on the prevention and elimination of child labour. During this period, significant progress was made as result of IPEC activities and initiatives that were developed in close collaboration with Government and key national partners. This publication reviews activities and achievements of these 10 years of collaboration. (In Spanish)
Report
The implementation report of the ILO's International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) provides information about the Programme's activities worldwide during 2010. The report also reflects upon the role of social protection in supporting elimination of child labour, new research developments relating to understanding and measuring the forced labour of children, and considers recent research and partnerships relating to the worst forms of child labour and armed conflict.
Guidelines
This Guide provides operational and detailed guidance to design and implement the economic component of reintegration programmes for children formerly associated with armed forces and groups and other conflict-affected children. It has been produced in collaboration with the International Training Centre of the ILO and is used as a basis for training. The guide will be published also in French.
Handbook
The Manual targets small and medium enterprises and looks to promote compliance with legal working conditions for adolescent workers in Chile as stated in the Labour Code, ILO Conventions, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and other international standards. It examines work-related accidents and occupational illnesses to which the adolescent worker may be exposed. Through simple texts, suggestions for action and clear definitions, it aims to expose all of the issues that the hiring of adolescent workers entails.
Good practices
During the Global Child Labour Conference 2010 (The Hague, The Netherlands) IPEC and its partners have launched 22 good practices (GPs) from all over the world. These GPs describe interesting initiatives that are making a difference in fighting child labour.
New database system that helps in organizing and presenting indicators of children’s activities derived from SIMPOC-assisted national household surveys.
Photo report published in the World of Work Magazine No. 69, August 2010
