Publications

Eliminating Child Labour: Guides for Employers

• Eliminating Child Labour: Guides for Employers, Guide One - Introduction to the issue of child labour - (pdf 2,1 MB) • French (pdf 848 KB) • Russian (pdf 1,05 MB) • Spanish (pdf 923 KB)
  This first guide provides definitions, an explanation of the causes and the consequences of child labour, and the rationale for why enterprises should not employ children. In short, it provides an understanding of the issues.
  A. Nippierd, S. Gros-Louis, P. Vandenberg.
  International Labour Office, ISBN 978-92-2-119819-2 (print) / 978-92-2-119820-8 (web pdf), Geneva, 2007
• Eliminating Child Labour: Guides for Employers, Guide Two - Enterprises - (pdf 3,2 MB) • French (pdf 1,35 MB) • Russian (pdf 2,72 MB) • Spanish (pdf 1,42 MB)
  This guide explains what an enterprise can do to eliminate child labour in its operations, both as it relates to workers under the minimum age for work and as it relates to those under the age of 18 engaged in hazardous work. In addition, this guide discusses measures that may be taken to reduce child labour among suppliers.
  A. Nippierd, S. Gros-Louis, P. Vandenberg.
  International Labour Office, ISBN 978-92-2-119875-8 (print) / 978-92-2-119876-5 (web pdf), Geneva, 2007
• Eliminating Child Labour: Guides for Employers, Guide Three - Employers' Organizations - (pdf 2,0 MB) • French (pdf 689 KB) • Russian (pdf 995 KB) • Spanish (pdf 688 KB)
  This guide is specifically designed for national employers´ organizations. An employers´ organization´s board members, senior managers and staff can use this guide to develop a strategy or otherwise take concrete actions aimed at eliminating child labour. Other membership-based business associations may also find this guide useful. Such associations can include: chambers of commerce, manufacturers´ associations, farmers´ groups and sectoral associations such as garment manufacturers, agro-processing enterprises and mining companies.
  A. Nippierd, S. Gros-Louis, P. Vandenberg.
  International Labour Office, ISBN 978-92-2-119877-2 (print) / 978-92-2-119878-9 (web pdf), Geneva, 2007

Reports

• Evaluation Report on the ILO Bureau For Employers' Activities Child Labour Project 2009 - (pdf 1,03 MB)
  This report is an evaluation of ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP) in two consecutive technical cooperation programmes on eliminating child labour, namely, "Capacity Building of Employers' Organizations on Child Labour" (2004-2005) and "Employers' Organizations Action against Child Labour" (2006-2007).
  • Annex Document - (pdf 1,22 MB)
• Report on The Inter-Regional Workshop on Sharing Experiences and Taking Action in Combating Child Labour - (pdf 1,39 MB)
  30-31 October 2008, Baku, Azerbaijan
  This Report provides a summary of the proceedings, the main presentation and the conclusions of the Workshop as well as the Action Plan commitments of the employers? representatives who attended. A follow-up workshop is planned for 2009 to continue the work already initiated and thus to contribute to the fight against child labour.
• Report on the Inter-Regional Conference on Sharing Experiences and Lessons Learnt on Child Labour - (pdf 6,9 MB) • Russian (pdf 553 KB) • Turkish (pdf 6,82 MB)
  27-28 September 2007, Istanbul, Turkey

Publications by country

Azerbaijan

• ASK Training Manual on Combating Child Labour in the Agricultural Sector - in Azeri:
  Part 1 - (pdf 3,85 MB), Part 2 - (pdf 2,98 MB), Part 3 - (pdf 4,17 MB)
• Handbook for Employers - (pdf 459 KB)
• Rapid Assessment Study on Child Labour on Cotton Plantations - (pdf 744 KB)
• Report on Fact Finding Mission to the Tea and Tobacco Producing Regions of Azerbaijan - (pdf 275 KB)

Ethiopia

• Good Business Practices - (pdf 449 KB)
• Rapid Assessment Study on Child Labour in the Coffee and Tea Sectors - (pdf 427 KB)

Ghana

• Rapid Assessment Study on Child Labour in the Oil Palm and Rubber Sectors - (pdf 692 KB)

Malawi

• Leaflet on Child Labour - (pdf 389 KB)
• Rapid Assessment Study on Child Labour in the Tea Sector - (pdf 379 KB)
• Training manual for Employers - (pdf 389 KB)

Moldova

• Code of Conduct for Employers on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Agriculture and the Food Industry - (pdf 273 KB)
• Rapid Assessment on Child Labour in the Horticultural Sector in Moldova - (pdf 1,96 MB) • Romanian (pdf 2,36 MB)
• Building a Decent Future for our Children by Combating Child Labour: Advocacy Materials for Employers on Child Labour in Agriculture - (pdf 219 KB) • Romanian (pdf 2,77 MB)
• Employers´ response to Child Labour: Training Manual for Trainers on the Elimination of Child Labour in Agriculture - in Romanian (pdf 660 KB)

Mongolia

• Child Miners in Mongolia - Video file

Uganda

• Rapid Assessment survey sheds light on the prevalence of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in the Ugandan fisheries sector - (pdf 3,33 MB)
• Rapid Assessment Study on Child Labour in the Coffee Sector - (pdf 484 KB)
• Training Manual for Employers in the Coffee Sector - (pdf 1 MB)