Rapid Assessment Surveys on the Worst Forms of Child Labor

GLOBAL/Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Jamaica, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mekong Area, Nepal, Philippines, Romania, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

November 2000 – December 2002

FY2000:  $1,489,395

Lack of in-depth information on some of the worst forms of child labor in countries around the world.

Development Objective: To gather quantitative and qualitative information related to the worst forms of child labor in the selected 38 investigations, and to make that information publicly available.  This was to be accomplished through the following immediate objective:

• Determine the magnitude, character, causes and consequences of child labor in the regions and sectors selected.

Research Design: Tested the validity of the ILO/UNICEF rapid assessment methodology (RAP) on child labor.

• Through 38 Rapid Assessments in 19 countries and one border area, gathered qualitative and quantitative data related to the worst forms of child labor;

• Described the magnitude, character, causes, and consequences of child labor; and

• Published and made available results of the report in several languages.

International Labor Organization’s International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC)

Selected reputable national research institutions/senior national researchers; projects coordinated with various international organizations such as United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO).

Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking

(202) 693-4843

• ILAB Mission Statement
• Leadership
• Organization
• Key Personnel

• OCFT
• OIR
• OTLA

• Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
• Executive Order 13126