The current report presents an overview of the child labour phenomenon in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region over recent years. It represents part of a broader effort to improve understanding of how child labour is changing over time in the region, and to ensure that policies relating...

Mexico has witnessed dramatic progress towards eliminating child labour and achieving universal basic school enrolment during recent years. In the decade beginning in 2000, the proportion of 12-14 year-olds in employment fell by over 40 percent and that of 15-17 year-olds in employment declined...

The current report was developed under the aegis of UCW project activities in Guatemala. It provides an overview of the child work phenomenon in Guatemala – its extent and nature, its determinants, its consequences on health and education, and national responses to it. The report serves two...

Understanding the interplay between education and child labour is critical to achieving both EFA and child labour elimination goals. This note forms part of UCW broader efforts towards improving this understanding. It elaborates an expanded list of education indicators available from common...

L’objet du présent rapport est de préciser le profil et la situation des enfants qui mendient dans la région de Dakar. Le rapport a pour point de départ une enquête menée auprès des enfants mendiant dans les rues de Dakar, laquelle a fourni un premier état des lieux, assorti d’une...

The report provides an overview of the child labour phenomenon in Zambia - its extent and nature, its determinants, and its consequences on health and education. The report also addresses the national response to child labour, and policy options for its elimination. The analysis considers the...

The report provides an overview of the child labor phenomenon in Uganda, its extent and nature, its determinants, and its consequences on health and education.

The current report provides an overview of the child labour phenomenon in Vietnam - its extent and nature, its determinants, and its consequences on health and education. The report also addresses the policy options for its elimination. The analysis considers the economics as well as the social...

Overcoming the twin challenges of child labour and youth unemployment will be critical to progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, as both can lead to social vulnerability and societal marginalisation, and both can permanently impair productive potential and therefore influence...

La présente étude, qui s’inscrit dans le cadre du Programme UCW au Mali, a pour but de fournir, d’une part, une vue d’ensemble du phénomène (son ampleur, ses caractéristiques, ses répercussions sur la santé et sur l’éducation des enfants) et, d’autre part, un panorama des...