Changing Patterns of Child Labor around the World since 1950: The Roles of Income Growth, Parental Literacy, and Agriculture

Victoria Gunnarsson, Peter Orazem and Guilherme Sedlacek

Chapter 1 in Child Labor and Education in Latin America, 2009, pp 21-31 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Child labor has long been considered a social problem that must be minimized, if not eliminated. The 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, which required that children be protected from work that harms their health, educational opportunities, and mental, physical, social, or moral development, was signed by 191 countries. Despite this widespread condemnation, about one in every eight children aged 10 to 14 worldwide works.

Keywords: Capita Income; Child Labor; Income Growth; International Labour Organization; Penn World Table (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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