Microfinance and child labour

Jonas. Blume and Julika. Breyer

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Aims to assess the role of microfinance as an instrument in combating child labour. Reviews the economic literature drawing on empirical evidence of the impact of microfinance on poverty, income stability, overall household wellbeing and the demand for child labour taking a comprehensive perspective on microfinance which includes loans for consumption, savings, insurance, financial services for improving the access to education, and awareness raising. Examines the direct experience of microfinance institutions engaged in the fight to eliminate child labour.

Keywords: child labour.; microfinance; poverty alleviation.; educational expenditure; awareness raising; bank; case study; travail des enfants; microfinance; lutte contre la pauvreté; dépenses d'éducation; sensibilisation; banque; étude de cas; trabajo infantil; microfinanciamiento; lucha contra la pobreza; presupuesto de la educación; sensibilización; banco; estudio de casos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2011
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