Research & Publications

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

The Beginners Guide to Child Labour in Cottonseed Farms
Published in 2010
The Beginners Guide to Child Labour

Garment Sector Child Labour Forum
Published in 2010
Report-GarmentSectorChildLabourForum

Published in 2010
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South Asia is home about one-quarter of the world’s out-of-school population. India and Pakistan together account for 14 million out-of-school children, with another 2 million in Bangladesh and Nepal according to UNESCO Global Monitoring Report 2009. Only one country, Maldives was close to achieving EFA Development Index (EDI), and five

South Asia has emerged as the hub of human trafficking, especially the trafficking of children. It is a source, destination and transit area. Poverty, illiteracy, regional imbalances, lack of good governance in certain regions, absence of strong legislations and effective enforcement, large-scale corruption in the border areas, demand for cheap

Country Report 2006 – India, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Niger, Chile and Central America : A Review of Child Labour, Education and Poverty Agenda
Published in 2006
Niger

Country Report 2006 – India, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Niger, Chile and Central America : A Review of Child Labour, Education and Poverty Agenda
Published in 2006
Costa-Rica

Country Report 2006 – India, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Niger, Chile and Central America : A Review of Child Labour, Education and Poverty Agenda
Published in 2006
Chile