Child Labour In Sri Lanka

Book : Child Labour In Sri Lanka

Language : English

Library : Child Labor

Publish Place : Geneva, Switzerland

ISBN : 92-2-106473-5

Publish Date : January 1993

Publisher : International Labour Organization ILO

Book Type : Book

Book Number : 46

INDEX

Preface .
Introduction: Child labour in Sri Lanka
1. Children in hazardous occupations
Agriculture and manufacturing
Fishing
Domestic service
Street work
Illegal occupations
Child trafficking
Child combatants
2. National welfare policy and its impact on child labour
Social welfare provision and child labour
Education policy and child labour
3. Labour policy
The evolving status of child workers
Minimum age legislation
General provisions affecting the welfare of child workers Specific limitations on conditions of employment
Twelve to 14 year-olds
Fourteen to 18 year-olds
Legal constraints on physical and sexual abuse of children in the workplace
4. Enforcement
The context of enforcement
Inspection and enforcement
Parental provisions
Judicial interventions
5. Alternative approaches to child labour
Investigation and advocacy
Practical programmes to reduce or control child labour
Education
Child care
Facilities for abandoned children
Other programmes
6. Conclusion
Bibliography