Research & Publications

Child labour is rst and foremost a form of abuse against its most immediate and frequent victims, namely children. The repercussions of child labour are damaging to the physical, mental, social, spiritual and moral wellbeing of children. Child labourers are forced to work for long hours in repetitive jobs, all

“Not Made by Children” is a campaign by Global March Against Child Labour aiming to contribute to the elimination of the worst forms of child labour and trafficking in the garment sector in India by supporting socio-economically viable and sustainable solutions to improve inspection and monitoring in the garment supply

Recognising that firstly, agricultural child labour is a multi-faceted problem, among others a manifestation of the poor state of rural areas in terms of poverty, inadequate public infrastructure, etc. and the marginalisation of farmers, workers and their families in the agricultural supply chain due to weak and fragmented farmer’s organisations,

The Global March Against Child Labour’s research study “Dirty Cotton” A Research on Child Labour, Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation in Cotton and Cotton Seed Farming in India was launched by Mr Guy Ryder, Deputy Director General, International Labour Organization (ILO) at New Delhi, India. Also present were Mr Virendra Kasana,

Pocket Book for Labour Inspectors on Child Labour and Trafficking of Children for Forced Labour
Published in 2011
Annexure 2 Global March’s Ready Reckoner for child labour sensitization work shop for Department of Labour, Govt. of Karnataka

Made by Children
Published in 2011
Report-Made by Children

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION FOR ROADMAP 2016 AND THE GARMENT MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Published in 2011
REPORT-Internation Consultation

Garment Stakeholders Forum on Child Labour
Published in 2010
Garment Stakeholders Forum on Child Labour

Comparison of the Social Compliance Standards in Garment Sector
Published in 2010
Company Code of Conduct

Of 215 million child labourers in the world, most child labourers aged 5 and 17 years old are in agriculture (60%) compared to some 26% in services and 7% in industry (Accelerating action against child labour, ILO Report 2010). Child labour in agriculture is hazardous: children work long hours, use