Child Labor
Child Labor
- Usha Nayar, Usha NayarUsha S. Nayar has served as an expert for International Labor Organization on Child Labor and an advisor for ILO’s International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC). Besides this she has worked as a consultant for WHO and UNICEF on matters relating to child labor and served on the All India National Committee that evaluated child labor policies and practices where she addressed India’s parliament to raise awareness on child labor issues.
- Priya NayarPriya NayarPriya S. Nayar works as a Communications Officer at German University Alliance, the joint North American liaison office of Freie Universität Berlin and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München that was established to deepen the research and educational relationships between these two German institutions and their U.S. and Canadian counterparts. She holds a Masters degree from the New School for Public Engagement's School of Media Studies where she researched educational tools and technologies. Priya is actively interested in child and youth studies and continues to work closely with the DAV school system in India.
- , and Nidhi MishraNidhi MishraCo-founder and CEO at Life Circle Senior Citizens Foundation, Mumbai, India
Summary
The paper presents a global scenario of child labor by placing the issue in a historical context as well as comparing current work in the field. It specifically explains the psychosocial, political, and economic determinants of child labor and the prevalence of different forms as well as its magnitude in the different regions of the world. It features innovative programs and actions taken against child labor by local governments, civil societies, and United Nations bodies—mainly the International Labor Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund. The paper also highlights multilateral collaborations among the UN and other international agencies that stand against child labor in general and the employment of children in hazardous conditions. It illustrates the cooperation among local governments, civic organizations, and child-rights movements that have brought gradual changes over the decades toward ending child labor. Further, it suggests that social work, relevant professional schools, and associations working in various disciplines should be engaged in research-based advocacy and find innovative solutions to control child labor.
Keywords
Subjects
- Children and Adolescents
- International and Global Issues
- Macro Practice
- Policy and Advocacy
- Social Justice and Human Rights
