All publications: child labour + child workers

Employers' and Workers' Handbook on Hazardous Child Labour

The ILO estimates that across the globe there are a total of 115 million children under the age of 18 currently involved in hazardous work. That is more than half (53%) of the 215 million child labourers worldwide engaged in hazardous child labour.

Kenya child labour baseline survey: Kilifi district report

Kenya child labour baseline survey: Kitui district report

Be the change - Community mobilization pack

This manual is the result of a collaborative effort between the International Labour Organization, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Children¿s Fund (UNICEF) as part of the UN Joint Programme on Trafficking...

Kenya child labour baseline survey: Busia district report

Children belong in school

A self-learning guide for junior high school teachers committed to keeping children in school and out of child labour.

Facts on disability and child labour - a fact sheet

Few studies have explored the linkages between disability and child labour. Common wisdom, rather than empirical evidence, tends to shape policymakers’ views on the subject. This fact sheet is an attempt to summarize the data available, and provide...

Child labour and education in Papuan communities - policy brief

Child labour cases in Papua are the second highest in Indonesia, according to the 2008 Very Poor Household Survey (Survey RTSM) conducted by Indonesia’s Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA). A total of 130,000 child labourers were said to be...

Strengthening National Action to Combat the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Lebanon (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project: LEB/08/06/ITA

Cluster evaluation of ILO/IPEC research and SIMPOC Projects (Final Evaluation Summary)

Social partnership and advocacy to tackle child labour: IPEC, ACTRAV and ACT/EMP Social Dialogue and Child Labour project (Final...

Project INT/08/72/IRL - Consultant: Richard Longhurst

Hotels, catering & tourism - Child labour

Support to the Development of National Action Plans in Sub-Saharan Africa through Policy Support, Research, Knowledge Building and...

Project: RAF/08/06/ITA Evaluation Consultant: Una Murray

Project of Support to the National Action Plan to Reduce Child Labour in Malawi (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

Project: MLW/09/50/USA Evaluation Consultants: Nina Louise Frankel & Archangel Bakolo

Fact sheet

Rural Policy Briefs: Eliminating child labour in rural areas through decent work

Widespread poverty, limited access to education, and lack of enforcement of labour laws are among the main causes of the prevalence of child labour in rural economies. Sustainable elimination of child labour in rural areas needs to address its roots...

IPEC, ACTRAV and ACT/EMP Social Dialogue and child labour project - Part of the Irish Aid Partnership Programme IAPP (Final Evaluation...

Project INT/08/72/IRL - Evaluation consultant: Richard Longhurst

Employment Diagnostic Analysis: Malawi

Employment Working Paper No. 73

Social Finance Working Paper #53: Microfinance and Child Labour

Review on legislations, policies and programs for the elimination of child labor in Indonesia

This paper reviews the progress made and existing gaps in legislations, policies, and programs to eliminate WFCL in Indonesia for the past 10 years. A desk review was conducted to examine related papers and documents.

A child can grow, an economy can grow - sustainable CSR on child labour for a sustainable economy

One of the ILO Jakarta activities through IPEC Project is to mobilize CSR to engage in effort in elimination of child labour. The objectives of this IPEC activity are among other raising business community awareness labour related issues, attempting...