All publications: child labour + child workers

Understanding children’s work and youth employment outcomes in Indonesia: executive summary

The report was developed jointly by the Government and the three UCW partner agencies. As such, it provides an important common basis for action in addressing child labour and youth employment issues. Part 1 of the report focuses on understanding...

Nepal child labour report: Based on data drawn from the Nepal Labour Force Survey 2008

The Report is the first comprehensive report which is based on data from a large-scale survey. It provides many useful insights into the child labour situation of Nepal and examines in great detail various aspects of child labour.

Tackling child labour: From commitment to action

This paper considers the progress that ILO member States are making in the application of ILO Conventions and Recommendations. It draws on two reports considered by the 2012 International Labour Conference: "Fundamental Principles and Rights at...

Country report

Understanding children's work and youth employment outcomes in Indonesia

The current report examines the related issues of child labour and youth employment in the context of Indonesia. Guided by observed outcomes in terms of schooling, work activities and status in the labour market, the report considers the economic as...

Summary of Activities of the World Day Against Child Labour in Jordan, June 2012

Hard to see, harder to count - Survey guidelines to estimate forced labour of adults and children

These guidelines share the experience gained and lessons learned by the ILO between 2008 and 2010 through quantitative surveys of forced labour and human trafficking undertaken at country level. They aim to provide comprehensive information and...

National child labour survey

Nepal child labour report based on data drawn from the Nepal Labour Force Survey 2008

This report is the first statistical report in Nepal utilizing large-scale survey data. It is based on the data collected through the Nepal Labour Force Survey 2008 and it provides essential statistics for monitoring the child labour situation in...

Towards a child labour-free Philippines: Building on past gains and addressing challenges (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

Project PHI/09/50/USA - Evaluation consultants: Ruth Bowen (Team Leader) and Lucita Lazo

Addressing Child Labour and Promoting Better Working Conditions in Thai Shrimp and Seafood Industry (Project fact sheet)

Implementation Report 2012: IPEC action against child labour 2010-2011: Progress and future priorities

This Implementation Report provides a summary of the work of the ILO's International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour during 2010-2011. It also provides an overview of significant developments during the biennium including the Global...

Nepal child labour report based on data drawn from the Nepal Labour Force Survey 2008

This report is the first statistical report in Nepal utilizing large-scale survey data. It is based on the data collected through the Nepal Labour Force Survey 2008 and it provides essential statistics for monitoring the child labour situation in...

Working Children in Egypt: Results of the 2010 National Child Labour Survey

National Action Plan on elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Uganda - 2012/13-2016/17 - Report

Elimination of the worst forms of child labour: Making schooling the principal occupation of children

Report of the awareness raising campaign on child labour in Uganda

This report was produced as a result of the need to guide and monitor the awareness raising campaign to build synergies between the different partners in the campaign and to document the processes and outcomes of the campaign.

Factsheet

National Action Plan on elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Uganda - 2012/13-2016/17 - Launch Fact sheets

Creating safe futures: good practices to protect children and youth from hazardous work - Workshop report

In recognition of 2011 World Day Against Child Labour, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) and the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the International Labour Organization...

Child labour in Papua New Guinea

The report of child labour in Papua New Guinea provides an overview of the processes, key findings and recommendations of the Child Labour Research Surveys, supported through the TACKLE project, in two sectors in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea...

What works: Good practices from the ILO Education and Skills Training for Youth Employment in Indonesia (EAST) Project

Describes programme activities ranging from broad policy-level activities to practices at the grassroots level in the field. Some of the good practices may only have taken place in a few locations and do not necessarily represent the overall project...

National Study on Worst Forms of Child Labour in Syria

The need for such a study stemmed from the awareness of the danger of child labour and its violation of child rights as stipulated in the Syrian Constitution and the international agreements and conventions ratified by Syria. The lack of new and...

Rapid assessment on child labour in North Lebanon (Tripoli and Akkar) and Bekaa Governates

Based on interviews with 1,007 children aged 5 to 17 working in Lebanese territory and 174 household visits