Child labour in South Asia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 19% of children aged 5-14 in Asia and the Pacific are economically active (ILO, 2002). These 127.3 million children constitute 60% of all child labourers worldwide. The aim of this study is to better understand child labour in South Asia thr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Herath, Gamini (-), Sharma, Kishor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge 2016.
Colección:OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, no.5.
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  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgements; PART 1: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL DEBATES ON CHILD LABOUR; 1 Labour and Economic Development: Emerging Issues in Developing Asia; 2 Child Labour in Developing Countries: Review of Theoretical and Empirical Issues; 3 Cumulative Causation as Explanation and Policy Base for Child Labour; 4 Child Labour: An Integrated Approach; 5 Trade, Growth and Child Labour Practices in South Asia; PART 2: LESSONS FROM SOUTH ASIA
  • 6 An Assessment of Child Labour Laws, Prevention Strategies and their Effectiveness in Bangladesh7 An Overview of Child Labour in India; 8 Child Labour in India: A Critical Evaluation of Four Issues; 9 Strategies for the Prevention of Child Labour: An Overview of Strategy and Effectiveness in Nepal; 10 Strategies for the Prevention of Child Labour: An Overview of Strategy and Effectiveness in Pakistan; 11 Issues Relating to Prevention of Child Labour in Sri Lanka; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W