"Child Labour in Latin America: Issues and Policies in Honduras." Christien van Den Anker (Ed). The Political Economy of New Slavery. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, Ltd.Nizan, R. (2004) `Child labour in Latin America: Issues and policies in Honduras', in C. Van den Anker (ed) The ...
There has been growing international consensus on issues related to child labour – evident in various declarations, platforms, conventions, programmes of action etc. Child labour is the economic exploitation of children, or performance of any work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere ...
He said this is important to preserve the progress made on child labour and related issues such as social justice, inclusion and the reduction of inequalities. “Child labour is widespread in Malawi. The most recent National Child Labour Survey conducted in 2015 shows that 38 percent of children...
The current Report examines the related issues of child labour and youth employment in the context of Ghana. Guided by observed outcomes in terms of schooling, work activities and status in the labour market, the report considers the economic as well as the social determinants of child labour an...
Children are observed to be growing up as replica of their parents and are inducted into the same low-skill profession from an early age. Contrary to neo-classical argument that labour migration in response to market forces will lead to equalisation of factor prices, no such trends are visible...
Even in today’s modern age, children are still facing decades oldissues such as child wasting, the right to education, female genital mutilation, underage marriage, child labour and exploitation, among others. Efforts have been made by governments and organisations to protect the vulnerable group...
In this paper we examine the relationship between childhood factors and subsequent economic and social success or failure as an adult. Unlike many studies which typically have little data on pre-labour market factors (other than schooling or in fewer cases, test scores) we are able to draw upon...
Review of the problem for an essay on child labour Since 1950s, Children’s Day is celebrated every year on June 1. Its main goal is to draw attention to the problems of childhood and to promote children’s well-being. It’s easy to deprive a kid of something, or vice versa, to im...
Child labour and the effects on life During the Industrial Revolution, a number of children were forced to work in non-suitable environments. As a result, their quality of lives was drastically affected in terms of health, and society. However, it was a prevalent phenomenon of using younger ...
Child labour expresses a subcategory of employment or working situation (Quattri & Watkins, 2016). The legal limits that distinguish child labour from “acceptable” child work is defined by three Conventions. The most rounded and extensively adopted global definition of the minimum age for ...