Project Title |
Priority Research to Support the Implementation of ILO Convention No. 182 |
Region/Country |
GLOBAL |
Project Duration |
September 2002 – June 2007 |
Fiscal Year & Funding Level |
FY2002: $2,330,230 |
Problem to be Addressed |
Child labor research is a relatively new field and many information gaps need to be filled, particularly regarding the worst forms of child labor. |
Project Objectives |
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Increase the knowledge base on child labor by filling gaps in the difficult to research areas of child labor;
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Increase world-wide awareness of child labor and its causes and consequences;
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Promotion of good policy practices and program development strategies for the successful implementation of ILO Conventions No. 182 and 138.
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Summary of Activities |
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Conduct study on child labor and school attendance and performance;
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Conduct economic study on child labor wages and productivity levels;
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Conduct study on mechanisms of forced and bonded child labor (Niger, Ghana, Haiti, Pakistan);
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Develop IPEC working paper series on topics of rising importance;
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Perform good policy practice review and produce manual;
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Concept paper on targeting the intolerable forms of child labor
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Grantee |
International Labor Organization (ILO) - International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC) |
Implementing Partners |
Reputable international and national research institutions |
Contact Information |
Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking
(202) 693-4843 |
