The impact of working time on children's health

Lorenzo Guarcello, Scott. Lyon and Furio Rosati

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Using household survey data from Bangladesh, Brazil and Cambodia, evaluates relationships between the intensity of children's work and health outcomes for children aged 5 to 17 years. Presents the rate of injury risk in function of weekly working hours in agriculture, commerce, services, and manufacturing.

Keywords: child labour; child worker; hours of work; occupational health; occupational safety; occupational injury; hazardous work; educational level; travail des enfants; enfant travailleur; durée du travail; santé au travail; sécurité du travail; lésion professionnelle; travail dangereux; niveau d'enseignement; trabajo infantil; niño trabajador; horas de trabajo; salud en el trabajo; seguridad en el trabajo; lesión profesional; trabajo peligroso; nivel educativo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 65 pages
Date: 2004
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