Defining child labour: a controversial debate

Augendra Bhukuth

Development in Practice, 2008, vol. 18, issue 3, 385-394

Abstract: While it is internationally agreed that the worst forms of child labour should be eliminated in order to promote children's welfare, the consensus breaks down when trying to define what constitutes ‘light work’. This article seeks to show why it is difficult to get everyone to agree on this issue, focusing on the definition of child labour proposed by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1080/09614520802030466

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