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6. Measuring Child Labor
6. Measuring Child Labor
Pages 46-53
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These include the challenge of translating ILO standards into quantifiable measures and the difficulty of investigating the worst forms of child labor, which are illegal and often hidden. Definitions of Child Labor Ritualo explained that ILO and national definitions of"child labor differ from the definition of children's "economic activity," which has been used in most research.
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. Convention 138 requires countries' minimum age laws to ensure that no person under 18 is allowed to be employed in "hazardous work." This term is to be defined by each country, based on the guideline that "hazardous work" by its very nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out is likely to jeopardize the health, safety, or morals of young persons (ILO, 1973b)
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However, the economic activity definition is limited in its ability to measure unpaid family work, part-time work, work such as carrying wood or water, illegal activities, begging, and household chores. Data Sources Ritualo said that, for several reasons, data on children's work are usually gathered through household surveys.
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The World Bank's LSMS household surveys provide another important source of data on child labor, Ritualo said. The World Bank conducts these surveys in partnership with national agencies, academic experts, and other groups in order to assess how government policies and programs affect welfare and living conditions.
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Research institutions, universities, and NGOs conduct these short-term studies to gather information on the worst forms of child labor. After collecting background information, researchers use a participatory approach to observe and interview key informants, working children, other children, and adults.
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Finally, given the lack of data to measure child labor over time, she suggested that key indicators might include a country's actions, such as ratifying ILO conventions on child labor and developing laws aimed at reducing child labor. She referred to Thomas's presentation, which described how the ILO obtains, analyzes, and disseminates extensive information on various countries' actions (or inactions)
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Yet his research suggests a five-point strategy for reducing child labor as follows: a gradual policy approach; home business support and school enrollment incentives; targeting children of parents with low educa
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In this program, the government provides cash payments to lowincome families of children who regularly attend school. Rigorous evaluations (see, for example, Krueger, 2002; Coady and Parker, 2002)
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