In this paper we investigate whether the differential evolution of child work across Brazilian states between 1980 and 2000 can be explained by their different patterns of specialization in industries where children have a comparative advantage. We find that the adoption of different industries...

The report assesses labour market conditions in the new state of South Sudan (officially the Republic of South Sudan). It highlights a number of key challenges faced by the new country in ensuring adequate livelihood opportunites for its population. The overwhelmingly rural labour force is...

Since the mid-1990s, the UNICEF Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) programme has enabled many developing countries to produce statistically sound and internationally comparable estimates of a range of indicators in the areas of health, education and child protection. The current paper...

The lack of decent work opportunities for youth is a growing concern worldwide. According to ILO estimates, of the world's estimated 207 million unemployed people in 2009, nearly 40 percent were between 15 and 24 years of age. In many countries, this grim unemployment picture is further...

The current working paper looks at how standard household surveys for child labour measurement could be used to help fill the information gaps on the CDW phenomenon. With specific reference to household surveys conducted in Paraguay (Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), 2004), Uganda (Uganda...

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...

The report examines the issues of child labour and youth employment in Rwanda. The report is the product of a collaborative effort involving the Rwandan National Institute of Statistics, other concerned Government ministries, local research institutes, the UCW programme secretariat, ILO/IPEC and...

The current Inter-Agency Report provides an overview of the child labour situation in Zambia and how it is changing over time, building on and updating the results of the comprehensive Country Report on child labour published in 2009. With this overview as background, the Inter-Agency Report...

Surmonter le double défi du travail des enfants et de l’emploi des jeunes au Cameroun déterminera les progrès du pays vis-à-vis des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement. Les estimations présentées dans ce rapport indiquent qu’environ 1,7 millions d’enfants camerounais...

The current report was developed under the aegis of the Understanding Children’s Work (UCW) program. UCW research efforts in Cambodia have shaped the development of a two-volume Inter-Agency Report on child labour. Volume I of the Inter-Agency Report - Children's Work in Cambodia: A Challenge...