Linking Theory And Practice To Eliminate The Worst Forms Of Child Labor

Refers to the Congressional request concerning the examination of costs and benefits associated with the implementation of ILO Convention No. 182. Presents an analysis of national strategies for direct action: legal, education and poverty education, market-based, rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration.

Globally, child labor and forced labor are widespread and complex problems. They are conceptually different phenomena, requiring different policy responses, though they may also overlap in practice. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) was designed to reduce the use of child and forced labor in the production of goods consumed in the United States. The Act was reauthorized in 2003, 2005, and 2008. In response to provisions of TVPA, the the Bureau of International Labor Affairs requested that the National Research Council organize a two-day workshop. The workshop, summarized in this volume, discusses methods for identifying and organizing a standard set of practices that will reduce the likelihood that persons will use forced labor or child labor to produce goods, with a focus on business and governmental practices.

"The report describes the efforts of 144 countries and territories to meet their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor." ... Elaine L. Chao.