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Exploring the Role of Social Protection Interventions in Preventing Child Labour: Reinforcing the Case for a Human Rights-Based Model of Intervention Open Access
Journal of Human Rights Practice, Volume 15, Issue 1, February 2023, Pages 262–283, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huac064
Published: 17 February 2023
... labour. However, the effectiveness of divergent models of social protection for preventing child labour is undertheorized by academic scholars, and the specific links between child labour and social protection policy generally are underexplored. To advance knowledge in this field, first, this article...
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Cultural Responsiveness in Child Protection: Stakeholders and Parental Perceptions of Working Children and Culture-appropriate Assessment in Ghana Open Access
The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 118–138, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac123
Published: 01 July 2022
... to understand cultural responsiveness in the field of child protection and accommodate best interests of the child to local contexts. This research addresses cultural responsiveness in social work interventions as part of child protection services in cases of ‘child labour’ in rural and urban Ghana. The sample...
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The political economy of state regulation: the case of the British Factory Acts Get access
Cambridge Journal of Economics, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 61–84, https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/beaa034
Published: 04 August 2020
... reproduction, unwaged labour and the patriarchal–capitalist system. British factory legislation Social coordination problem Working hours Female and child labour Social reproduction Class struggle over the length of the working day has long been a source of political and economic contention. Throughout...
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Health hazards and risks for musculoskeletal problems among child labourers in the brickfield sector of West Bengal, India Free
International Health, Volume 11, Issue 4, July 2019, Pages 250–257, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihy071
Published: 17 October 2018
... an upright standing position without bending to one side, with arms at their side, not touching their body. They were instructed to grip the dynamometer with full force. 6 Abstract Aims The purpose of this study was to describe the health hazards among child labourers in brickfields...
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Understanding child labour beyond the standard economic assumption of monetary poverty Get access
Cambridge Journal of Economics, Volume 41, Issue 2, 1 March 2017, Pages 545–574, https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/bew019
Published: 29 July 2016
... 19 11 2015 © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved. 2016 Abstract Child labour is pervasive across sub-Saharan Africa. The common assumption is that monetary poverty is its most important cause. This paper...
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The magnitude of injury problems among child labourers in a rural community of Bangladesh: findings from an injury surveillance system Free
International Health, Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2016, Pages 73–76, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihv026
Published: 01 May 2015
... Sherpur district and Monohardi from Narshindi district. The districts were selected based on the high child injury rates as reported in Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey Reports. 14 Abstract Background Child labour is an important topic in contemporary society. In this study we have tried...
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Children's Work: Experiences of Street-Vending Children and Young People in Enugu, Nigeria Get access
The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 58–73, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcr055
Published: 19 May 2011
...Rosemary C.B. Okoli; Viviene E. Cree Child labour street vending children's rights Nigeria research with children developing countries Abstract There is a widespread consensus internationally, demonstrated in the UN Charter on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and subsequent policy documents...
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Global standards, global governance and the organization of global value chains Get access
Journal of Economic Geography, Volume 8, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 323–343, https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbn003
Published: 10 March 2008
... of distinct standards, labels and company codes of conduct seeking to address similar themes, but doing so with different levels of emphases and with different forms of monitoring and verification. international standards labour standards child labour global value chains governance Pakistan JEL...
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Does child labour affect final height? Get access
Occupational Medicine, Volume 57, Issue 2, March 2007, Pages 118–125, https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kql155
Published: 16 January 2007
...Solange Aparecida Estevão Cortez; Marco Antonio Barbieri; Maria da Conceição Pereira Saraiva; Heloisa Bettiol; Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva; Viviane Cunha Cardoso Abstract Background Although the negative effects of child labour on health are well known, the impact of child labour on final...
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Work and behavioural problems in children and adolescents Get access
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 34, Issue 6, December 2005, Pages 1417–1424, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyi187
Published: 06 September 2005
...Luís Antônio Benvegnú; Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa; Luiz Augusto Facchini; David H Wegman; Marinel Mor Dall'Agnol The majority of these children work in activities hazardous to their health. Most available studies on the impact of child labour on health have been carried out in developed countries...
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Growing up too quickly: Children who lose out on their childhoods Get access
Paediatrics & Child Health, Volume 10, Issue 5, 5/6 2005, Pages 264–268, https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/10.5.264
Published: 01 May 2005
... défenseurs des enfants, de promouvoir le respect des droits des enfants tout en cherchant des solutions pour éradiquer la pauvreté et prévenir les guerres. Il faudrait appliquer un principe de tolérance zéro à l'égard des violateurs des droits des enfants. Child labour Child prostitute Child soldier “I...
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Injuries and Injury Care among Child Labourers in Gem Polishing Industries in Jaipur, India Free
Journal of Occupational Health, Volume 46, Issue 3, May 2004, Pages 216–219, https://doi.org/10.1539/joh.46.216
Published: 14 June 2004
...Rajnarayan R Tiwari; Asim Saha; Jagdish R Parikh; Habibullah N Saiyed J Occup Health 2004; 46: 216 219 Short Communication Injuries and Injury Care among Child Labourers in Gem Polishing Industries in Jaipur, India Rajnarayan R TIWARI, Asim SAHA, Jagdish R. PARIKH and Habibullah N. SAIYED...
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An overview of child labour statistics Get access
Charita L. Castro
Published: 15 July 2010
...This chapter provides an overview of child labour data by discussing the historical context of data on children's work; available child labour data definitions; methodologies and sources; global estimates on children's work and some discussion on how data collection will be improved in the near...
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Understanding the health effects of child labour Get access
David L. Parker and others
Published: 15 July 2010
... the health effects of children's work and the impact of this work on the communities in which they live. The chapter is divided into three parts. First, it examines the difficulties in determining the impact of child labour on health. Second, it describes approaches which can help in understanding the impact...
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Country-wide case studies: The Philippines – A focus on partnerships Get access
Amaryllis T. Torres
Published: 15 July 2010
...This chapter is the third of three county-wide case studies examining the impact of national child labour policies in the context of the public health model of child labour discussed throughout this volume. This Philippine case study focuses on the many partnerships that can be developed to tackle...
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Published: 15 July 2010
...This chapter summarizes the key findings that have emerged from an examination of a rights-oriented public health model of child labour. It considers what comprises appropriate child work and makes recommendations for further action to more effectively address child labour. It argues that simple...
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Published: 28 September 2006
...Table 4.1: Child Labour in India as Percentages of Total Labour Force and Total Population Year Total Number Percentage of Total Labour Force Percentage of Total Labour Population 1977–8 19.4 11.0 7.0 1983 20.6 10.9 6.7 1987–8 17.7...
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The Economics of Child Labour: Education, Fertility, and Infant Mortality in Developing Countries (2nd edn) Get access
Alessandro Cigno and Furio C. Rosati
Published online: 19 December 2024
Published in print: 05 December 2024
...To Enrico, Nicola, Paola and Tommaso, who do not know child labour Preface to the Second Edition Coming as it does twenty years after the first edition, this second edition could have been subtitled Better Late Than Never . It is subtitled Education, Fertility and Infant Mortality in Developing...
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Published: 21 August 2024
... maternity non traditional actors supply chains declarations freedom of expression artificial intelligence earnings economic security effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining living wages security transitions wages child labour compulsory labour DWA Decent Work Agenda...
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Published: 01 May 1999
...In this introduction to Part 1: The Theoretical Context of Child Labour Research, Michael Lavalette addresses the main trends in existing literature on child labour and the unanswered questions that surround it. He foregrounds the discussion carried out in the following first two chapters, written...
