This study of ILO/SIMPOC conducted by the Research and Survey Unit of the Social Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SPARC) of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Colombo took place over a period of two months, starting in January, 2008. Its primary objective was to collect information on the problem of child workers in the agriculture sector in selected districts in Sri Lanka and to engage in an in-depth analysis of the nature of child labour in agriculture.
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