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Children At Work
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Book : Children At Work Author : * Elias Mendelievich Language : English Library : Child Labor Publish Place : Geneva, Switzeland ISBN : 92- 2- 102072 -X ( Publish Date : January 1979 Publisher : International Labour Organization ILO Book Type : Book Book Number : 167 |
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INDEX
PrefaceAcknowledgements
Part I. Introductory analysis (Ettas Mendelievich)
1. Introduction
Social, economic and cultural background
The role of legislation
Child labour in practice
The reasons why children work
2. The legislative framework
Standard-setting activity of the ILO as regards minimum age for admission to employment
Relevant national legislation and its application
Legislation
Application
Labour inspection
3. Child labour in practice
Some data on population
Statistics on child workers
Usual age at which work is begun
Self-employment and different types of employment relationship
Sectors in which children work
Developed countries
Developing countries
Sectors reserved for boys or for girls
4. Working conditions and environment
General considerations
Children at work
Hours of work Remuneration Occupational risks
5. Living conditions
Human environment, housing and health
Personal problems of working children
Repercussions of child labour
Social and labour repercussions
Physical repercussions
Mental repercussions
The exploitation of children : an unnatural situation
6. Education and training General education Vocational training
7. Future action
The child is not a "small adult"
Legal and practical means of progressively eliminating child labour
Legal and practical means of improving the working conditions of
child workers
Economic measures
Compulsory schooling for all
The role of the trade unions
Information campaigns
Evolution of society
Part II. Some aspects of child labour in ten countries
8. Argentina (Centre for Labour Studies and Research, Buenos Aires)
9. Greece (Theodora Papaflessa and Sophia Spiliotopoulos)
10. India (K. D. Gangrade)
11. Indonesia (F. Soeratno)
12. Italy (EKas Mendelievich)
13. Mexico (Graciela Bensusan)
14. Nigeria (Ben E. Ukpabi)
15. Pakistan (Sabeeha Hafeez)
16. Peru (Rene Rodnguez Heredia)
17. Thailand (Benjamas Prachankhadee, Amphorn Nelayothin, Naengnoi
Intrasukporn and Vinat Montawan)
Appendices
A. Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment B. Recommendation concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment
C. International Year of the Child (1979): Information received from governments of member States on action in respect of the Minimum Age Convention (No. 138) and Recommendation (No. 146), 1973
D. Declaration by the Director-General of the ILO concerning the International Year of the Child
E. Resolution concerning the International Year of the Child and the progressive elimination of child labour and transitional measures
F. Notes on the photographs
G. Guide to further reading
