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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Child Labour"”.
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Child labour: an analysis
… in the world attention to the problem of child labour. International bodies have adopted conventions and declarations on the issue while almost all states have laws, services and other activities intended to restrnin the economic exploitation of children and alleviate its effects. Despite …
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Child labour in Britain 1900 - 1973
Until relatively recently, 'child labour' remained a pejorative term used primarily by historians to describe the grinding and unremitting work routines and hostile work environments to which nineteenth century children were exposed. The start of the twentieth century, though, is frequently …
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Essays on child labour and schooling in Ghana
This thesis consists of three papers on child labour and schooling in Ghana. The first paper examines the correlates of child labour and schooling, as well as the trade-off between work and schooling of children aged 5-17 years with the 2013 Ghana Living Standard Survey data. A bivariate probit …
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Children's rights and child labour: a comparative study of children's rights and child labour legislation in South Africa, Brazil and India
… and taking account of the daily realities of children in South Africa, Brazil and India (IBSA), outline the progress made to reduce and eradicate the exploitation of children, through the elimination of child labour. These three countries are chosen because of the particular challenges they …
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CHILD LABOUR AND CHILD SCHOOLING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN
… credit constraints and household shocks on child labour and child schooling in Pakistan. The study also aims to reconnoitre breaches of primary education in Pakistan. To accomplish these objectives, the study has adopted a mixed method approach by using both the quantitative and qualitative …
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Child Labour Reduction and Prevention at Ukwamani and Mzimuni-Kawe Dar es Salaam
The purpose of this project was to reduce child labour in Ukwamani and Mzimuni streets at Kawe Ward in Kinondoni Municipality. Major objective of this project was to release children from all forms of child labour and reintegrate them with their communities. Other objectives were to change the …
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Eliminating child labour in South Africa: legislation, education and non governmental organisation strategies
The interest and concern around the issue of child labour has been growing in the past. few years throughout the world. With all that has happened in South Africa, with the transition to a democratically elected government, the is a need for us to focus on all the issues affecting our country in …
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Strategies and mechanisms to eradicate the worst forms of child labour in Nigeria
Children are the future of a nation and the hope for a better tomorrow. For a country to develop, the rights of a child should be of paramount concern to the government of the nation. These rights include, but are not limited to, the right to adequate standard of living, health care, education, …
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Forced child labour a critical analysis of the Democratic Republic of Congo' s
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Child labour and school attendance: Evidence from selection on observed and unobserved variables in Zambia
Although the determinants of child labour and school attendance are well established in the literature, the causal effect of child labour on school attendance is largely unexplored owing in part to econometric challenges. The difficult in finding a valid and strong instrument for child labour, …
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A study of child labour with regard to Black newspaper vendors in the Cape Peninsula
The study was designed to investigate child labour with particular regard to Black newsvendors in the Cape Peninsula. Data was gathered from interviews with local organisations active in the field of child labour and the employment conditions of newsvendors, as well as a field study carried out in …
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A critical analysis of international legal regulations of child labour : a case study of Tanzania
This research examines the problem of child labour in Tanzania. It seeks to explore the magnitude, scope, causes and consequences of child labour, and the worst forms of child labour. Children are defined as persons less than 18 years and child labour refers to specific categories of children …
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Combating child labour in the agricultural sector in Namibia: The role of the ministry of labour
Working children are the object of exploitation in terms of toiling for long hours for minimal pay. Their working conditions are severe, often not providing the stimulation for proper physical and mental development. There are no easy solutions to combat child labour. Many children have to work to …
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The Role of Law Enforcement in Combating Child Labour” a case study of Arusha City, Tanzania
… the role of law enforcement agents in combating child labour in Tanzania A case of Arusha City. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches and a cross-sectional design was adapted. A snow-ball technique was used to obtain child labourers, while a social welfare officer was …
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Application of the international prohibition on child labour in an African context : Lesotho, Zimbabwe and South Africa
… United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1990 and the International Labour Organisation's Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour of 1999, implies a high degree of international concern for the welfare of …
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A multinomial modelling of the determinants of child labour in Namibia using the 2018 Namibia labour force survey
Child labour has been a serious concern in the world especially in developing countries and it is rapidly becoming a common problem in Namibia. Despite children not allowed to work by law in Namibia, child labour is still being heavily practiced in the country. Hence, this study was aimed at …
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The limitations of the legal framework in addressing the problem of child labour in artisanal and small-scale mining in Zimbabwe
Whilst the rights of children are protected in various legal instruments both at domestic and international level, reality stands in stark contrast to the aspirations for children expressed in these legal instruments. The socio-economic conditions people in developing countries, particularly those …
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Essays in development economics
… with the relationship between human capital, child labour and mortality and shows how multiple equilibria may emerge. The second paper analyses the role of foreign aid in overcoming child labour traps. The final chapter analyses the role of political and economic institutions in FDI policies. …
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