| Description |
1 online resource (XXVII, 80 pages) : illustrations |
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World Report on Child Labour |
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World Report on Child Labour
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| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Abbreviations; Executive summary; Figure 1. Young persons who worked as children are more likely to be in unpaid family work or inlow-paying jobs; Figure 2. Early school leavers are generally at greater risk of remaining outside the world of work altogether; Figure 3. Early school leavers are less likely to secure stable jobs than their more-educated counterparts; Figure 4. Early school leavers take longer to find first jobs and stable jobs |
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Figure 5. A high share of adolescents in many countries hold jobs that are hazardous and therefore that constitute child labourFigure 6. Adolescents in hazardous work in fact constitute the majority of employed youth in thisage group in many countries; Figure 7. Hazardous work appears especially common among adolescents employedin industry and agriculture; PART I. Introduction: Objectives, scope and structure of the report; Box 1. The concept of decent work; Figure 9. Decent work over the lifecycle; PART II. Child labour and youth employment: Theory, standards, concepts and policy frameworks |
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Understanding the child labour-youth employment link: A lifecycle perspectiveFigure 10. Child labour and decent work over the lifecycle; Child labour standards; Action against child labour; Youth employment: Addressing the crisis; Box 2. ILO and decent work; PART III. School to work transitions: Child labour and the ability of young persons to secure decent work; Employment outcomes of former child labourers; Figure 11. Young persons who worked as children have much lower levels of educational; Figure 12. Young persons who worked as children are more likely to be unpaid family workers |
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Figure 13. Young persons who worked as children are also more likely to be in low-paying jobsTransition from school to work; Box 3. ILO Work4Youth project and the School-to-Work Transition Survey; Figure 14. A substantial fraction of young persons is expected never to transit to any employment; Figure 15. An even larger share of young persons is expected never to secure stable employment; Box 4. Measuring decent work; Figure 16. Among those who eventually secure a job, median transition durations can be as long as2 years, although there is substantial variation across countries |
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Figure 17. A substantial share of young persons in many countries leave school prior to the age of 15 yearsEarly school leaving and the transition from school to work; Figure 18. Early school leavers are generally at greater risk of remaining outside the world of work altogether; Figure 19. Early school leavers are generally less likely than their more-educated counterparts to secure stable jobs; Figure 20. Early school leavers generally take longer to find first jobs; Box 5. Early school leaving and upward mobility |
| Summary |
Eliminating child labour, while a key policy goal in itself, is also a necessary starting point for achieving decent work for all. This second World Report on Child Labour highlights the close linkages between child labour and good youth employment outcomes, and the consequent need for unified policy approaches. The report presents empirical evidence of how child labour combined with limited education can lead to increased youth vulnerability and greater difficulties for young people in transiting to good jobs. This evidence integrates results from the ILO's School-to-Work Transition Survey, a |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and summary |
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Child labor -- Law and legislation.
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Forced labor (International law)
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Child welfare.
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Child labor -- Law and legislation
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Child welfare
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Forced labor (International law)
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Child labor.
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Socio-economic conditions.
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Employment.
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Children.
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E-docs.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789221296904 |
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9221296903 |
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9789221296898 |
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922129689X |
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