Resources on child labour and education
2010
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Good practice
From bondage to schools in brick kilns
01 May 2010
School attendance among children of brick kiln workers in India has increased remarkably since 2009. This is a result of the Empolyers' Association's (CABMA) partnership with the ILO to promote the welfare of workers.
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Good practice
Addressing poverty to eliminate child labour in post-crisis settings
01 May 2010
As a response to the increase in the prevalence of child labour after the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005, IPEC has led a successful program aimed at educating children in the worst forms of child labour and providing skills training to their families.
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Publication
World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) 2010: Go for the goal... end child labour (Classroom activities)
01 May 2010
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Publication
Micro factors inhibiting education access, retention and completion by children from vulnerable communities in Kenya - Summary
15 March 2010
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Publication
Micro factors inhibiting education access, retention and completion by children from vulnerable communities in Kenya
15 March 2010
This study situated formal schooling as a deterrent for child labour. While schooling keeps children off labour, both push and pull factors lead to a somehow systematic exclusion of vulnerable children. Understanding this exclusion process is rather complex, especially complicated by micro factors which may only be understood through extremely focused investigations.
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Instructional material
Once upon a time..."Jiminy Cricket, where are you?" - activity
01 March 2010
2009
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Publication
Marginalisation and child labour
01 July 2009
This paper has been prepared as background document for the 2010 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, which will have a particular focus on marginalisation. The purpose of the paper is to show the way in which child labour and marginalisation are related, and why child labour should present a key area of attention for education policy makers and planners.
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Publication
Give girls a chance - Tackling child labour, a key to the future
10 June 2009
This report provides an overview on the involvement of girls in child labour and the policy responses required to tackle the problem. It provides global estimates on girls involvement in child labour and looks at major sectors of work in which girls are involved. It also considers the issue of gender inequalities in education and how these contribute to child labour and the transition of girls into the youth labour market. The report concludes with proposals on the policy response required to tackle child labour of girls.
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Publication
World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) 2009: A resource for teachers and educators (Brochure)
01 June 2009
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Publication
A Report on Trend and Country Responses to the Child Labour: Reflections on Achievements, Challenges, Gaps & Way Forward
01 April 2009
It is expected that the discussions on the critical notes on way forward and recommendation on child labour elimination that entail this report will provide a broad basis for the consultation and that would helpful in the preparation for upcoming Global Conference on Child Labour in the Hague and in the development of National Time?Bound Plan of Action on Worst Forms of Child Labour.