Project Title |
Development of a global database on child labor data |
Region/Country |
Global |
Project Duration |
June 2005 – June 2006 |
Fiscal Year & Funding Level |
FY2005: $190,000, contract |
Problem to be Addressed |
Reliable data and information on child labor is important for identifying priorities and strategies aimed at the elimination of the worst forms of child labor world wide. In the early 1990’s reliable data to meet these needs was scarce. More up-to-date household surveys looking at child labor – implemented chiefly through the ILO SIMPOC, the UNICEF MICS and the World Bank LSMS – are gradually meeting this need for reliable child labor information. Mechanisms for sharing and disseminating this information are poorly developed however. |
Project Objectives |
Provide reliable and accurate up-to-date and in some cases, trend statistics on children’s work and child labor for the USDOL’s Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor report. |
| Summary of Activities |
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Provided tabulations, using national survey data, of children’s work, child labor, and school attendance for approximately 90 trade beneficiary countries;
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Verified the results with other available information such as censuses and other labor force surveys in order to ensure reliability and consistency;
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Verified the results with other government official documents to ensure reliability and consistency;
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Assessed the validity, consistency and comparability of data over time for select countries with multiple years of data.
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Grantee |
Understanding Children’s Work (UCW) project |
Implementing Partners |
ILO-IPEC
UNICEF
World Bank |
Contact Information |
Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking
(202) 693-4843 |
