Covers the period from 1988 to 1993.

Based on data from a survey of 1,500 street children, 81 employers from various industries and 95 experts from governmental and nongovernmental organizations.

Reviews living and working conditions of child workers and changes that have led to an increase in child labour since the end of the Soviet era.

Based on surveys conducted in the Vsevolozhsk and Priozersk districts from June through August 2000. Reviews the extent of child labour in the region and provides analysis of the children's attitudes and expectations.

Examines legislative changes since 1990 in Central and Eastern European countries with regard to the mechanisms, institutions and levels of collective bargaining, the legal nature of collective agreements, union representativeness, and labour dispute settlement.

Based on a survey of more than 1,000 street children conducted in August-September 2000 in Sankt-Peterburg, Russian Federation, analyses the working and social conditions of street children, the causes of child work and the role of regional government and nongovernmental organizations in...