All publications: child labour + child workers

Presentation

Presentation of the findings of the Mid-Term Review of the Project - Towards Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour...

National Child Labour Survey

Working children in the Republic of Tajikistan: The results of the child labour survey 2012-2013

This publication is elaborated to access the prevalence of employment and child labour among children (aged 5-17) in the Republic of Tajikistan, the nature of work they carry out, the potential consequences of employment as measured by children’s...

Advocacy to reduce child labour

Country level engagement and advocacy to reduce child labour (CLEAR): Final project fact sheet

The Project aims to enhance the capacity of the Philippines to reduce child labour by supporting its actions addressing the recommendations contained in the USDOL’s Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labour Report.

The twin challenges of child labour and youth employment in the Arab States

This Report examines the related issues of child labour and youth marginalisation in the Arab States. It focuses in particular in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. All are conflict or conflict-affected societies...

Analytical report

Knowledge, attitudes and practices study on child labour in Yangon, Ayeyarwady Region and Mon State

The Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) study on child labour was conducted in Yangon, Ayeyarwady Region, and Mon State to understand how different stakeholders perceive, respond to, and act upon child labour issues. The research aimed to...

Child labour and youth employment in the Philippines

Understanding child labour and youth employment outcomes in the Philippines: Country report

Overcoming the twin challenges of child labour and the youth decent work deficit will be critical to progress in the Philippines towards its broader social development goals.

The rights of child jockeys in spring horse racing

Horse racing events have been evolving from part of the traditional festive culture into a highly commercialized profit-oriented activity that takes place not only in summer but throughout the year in winter and spring seasons when children face a...

Guidelines

ILO-IOE child labour guidance tool for business: How to do business with respect for children's right to be free from child labour

This Guidelines aims to improve global supply chain governance, due diligence and remediation processes to advance the progressive elimination of child labour

National Child Labour Survey

Sectoral survey of child labour in informal tin mining in Kepulauan Bangka Belitung Province, Indonesia 2014

The survey as reported here is primarily aimed at providing an in-depth understanding through an evidence-based approach of the child labour phenomenon in tin mining in Kepulauan Bangka-Belitung of Indonesia in 2014.

Summary Report of the Expert Group Meeting To Review and Finalize the Regional Action Plan to End Child Labour

On December 8-9, 2015, an Expert Group Meeting to review and finalize the regional action plan to end child labour was organized by SAIEVAC Regional Secretariat In collaboration with the SACG, (Supported by ILO and WINROCK International) in Colombo,...

Issue Brief no. 2 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

Improving working conditions for domestic workers: organizing, coordinated action and bargaining

This Issue Brief examines innovative approaches to workers’ and employers’ organizations and collective bargaining that protect domestic workers from the risk of being engaged in unacceptable forms of work and afford them effective and inclusive...

Afghanistan: Child labour assessment in Balkh and Samangan provinces, Mazar

Child Labour is a concern of both the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the ILO. However specific data on the numbers of working children and the conditions under which they work in a country that has experienced conflict over a...

HIV and AIDS and Labour Rights: A Handbook for Judges and Legal Professionals

This Handbook aims to assist judges and legal professionals in handling HIV and AIDS-related matters with a focus on employment and occupation. It provides information on relevant national and international law and its application in domestic courts...

Commercial Sexual exploitation and trafficking of children “in a nutshell”

A resource designed to enhance the knowledge base on sexual exploitation and trafficking in the Pacific

ENHANCE Project Brochure

ENHANCE Project Brochure

Child labour and forced labour

2015 Monitoring report on the use of child labour and forced labour during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan

In October 2014, the World Bank requested the ILO to assess the potential use of child labour and forced labour by the beneficiaries of World Bank projects in specific areas, with particular emphasis on the cotton harvest. The report presents the...

The Elimination of Child Labour and Promotion of Decent Work in the Stora Enso Value Chain, with a Focus on Pakistan (Project fact sheet)

In order to strengthen its global policy and efforts to promote decent work and progressively eliminate child labour in its value chain in Pakistan, Stora Enso (SE) entered a public-private partnership agreement with the ILO.

Analytical report

Rapid assessment on child labour in Hlaing Thar Yar industrial zone in Yangon, Myanmar- 2015

This report presents the findings of a rapid assessment on child labour in the Hlaing Thar Yar Industrial Zone in Yangon, Myanmar. Conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2015, the assessment aimed to understand the prevalence of...

A legal review of national laws and regulations related to child labour in Myanmar in light of international laws and standards - Executive...

The government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is currently undertaking an important labour law reform process with technical assistance from the ILO in order to fully comply with its international obligations and commitments.