The worldwide movement against child labour : progress and future directions /

This report maps the evolution of the worldwide movement against child labour; how far we have come and the distance that we still need to travel if the goal of the effective elimination of child labour is to be attained.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fyfe, Alec
Corporate Author: International Labour Office
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva : International Labour Office, 2007.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9789221200185
9221200183
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Half title page; Title page; Copyright information; Foreword; CONTENTS; Introduction; Chapter 1. Origins of the worldwide movement; 1.1 The First National Campaigns; 1.2 Child labour becomes an international issue; 1.3 The child labour issue comes of age; Chapter 2. Key global actors; 2.1 The ILO; 2.2 UNICEF; 2.3 UNESCO; 2.4 World Health Organization; 2.5 World Bank; 2.6 Donor countries; 2.7 International NGOs; 2.8 Consumer movements; 2.9 The media; 2.10 The research community; 2.11 Working children and youth movements; Chapter 3. A growing global consensus
  • Introduction: Pluralism and the worldwide movement3.1 Divergent perspectives; 3.2 Forces for convergence; Chapter 4. Strengthening the worldwide movement; 4.1 The leadership role of the ILO; 4.2 Mobilizing the UN and other multilateral agencies; 4.3 The role of the ILO's social partners; 4.4 Other civil society actors; 4.5 Summing up; Figures; Figure 2.1. Key child labour aspects in the media, 1996-2003; Figure 2.2. Key child labour aspects in the media, by month (1999); Figure 2.3. Key child albour aspects in the media, by month (2002)
  • Figure 2.4. Number of publications related to child labour, 1992-2002Figure 2.5. Child labour publications by region, 1992-2002; Figure 2.6. Countries with the highest number of child labour publications, 1992-2002; Boxes; Box 1.1. The worldwide movement 1973-2006: Milestones; Box 3.1 Key milestones and global commitments