The World of Child Labor
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The World of Child Labor

An Historical and Regional Survey

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The World of Child Labor

An Historical and Regional Survey

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"The World of Child Labor" details both the current and historical state of child labor in each region of the world, focusing on its causes, consequences, and cures. Child labor remains a problem of immense social and economic proportions throughout the developing world, and there is a global movement underway to do away with it. Volume editor Hugh D. Hindman has assembled an international team of leading child labor scholars, researchers, policy-makers, and activists to provide a comprehensive reference with over 220 essays. This volume first provides a current global snapshot with overview essays on the dimensions of the problem and those institutions and organizations combating child labor. Thereafter the organization of the work is regional, covering developed, developing, and less developed regions of the world.The reference goes around the globe to document the contemporary and historical state of child labor within each major region (Africa, Latin and South America, North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Oceania) including country-level accounts for nearly half of the world's nations. Country-level essays for more developed nations include historical material in addition to current issues in child labor. All country-level essays address specific facets of child labor problems, such as industries and occupations in which children commonly work, the national child welfare policy, occupational safety regulations, educational system, and laws, and often highlight significant initiatives against child labor.Current statistical data accompany most country-level essays that include ratifications to UN and ILO conventions, the Human Development Index, human capital indicators, economic indicators, and national child labor surveys conducted by the Statistical Information and Monitoring Program on Child Labor. "The World of Child Labor" is designed to be a self-contained, comprehensive reference for high school, college, and professional researchers. Maps, photos, figures, tables, references, and index are included.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780765617071
eBook ISBN
9781317453857
Topic
Sciences sociales
Subtopic
Histoire du monde

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Abbreviations
  10. Editor’s Introduction: Child Labor in Global and Historical Perspective
  11. Editor’s Note: Measuring Child Labor
  12. Part 1: World
  13. Section 1. Understanding Child Labor
  14. The Economic View of Child Labor
  15. Social Science Views on Working Children
  16. A Brief Historiography of Child Labor
  17. Toward an Integrative Theory of Child Labor
  18. Section 2. More Developed Regions of the World
  19. Periods of History: Childhood and Child Work, c. 1800-Present
  20. Child Labor in the Industrial Revolution
  21. Coming to Terms with Child Labor
  22. Coming to Terms with Child Labor: The Historical Role of Education
  23. Coming to Terms with Child Labor: History of Child Welfare
  24. Coming to Terms with Child Labor: The Role of Technology
  25. Child Labor in the Developed Nations Today
  26. Global Trade and Child Labor
  27. Visual Representations of Child Labor in the West
  28. Section 3. Less Developed Regions of the World
  29. Worst Forms of Child Labor
  30. Worst Forms of Child Labor: Agriculture
  31. Worst Forms of Child Labor: Child Domestic Labor
  32. Worst Forms of Child Labor: Street Children and Street Trades
  33. Worst Forms of Child Labor: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
  34. Worst Forms of Child Labor: Children and War
  35. Worst Forms of Child Labor: Child Bonded Labor
  36. The Puzzle of “Idle” Children, neither in School nor Performing Economic Activity
  37. Child Labor Policy for Developing Nations
  38. Education and Child Labor: A Global Perspective
  39. Special Health Risks of Child Labor
  40. Section 4. Action Against Child Labor
  41. The United Nations and UNICEF
  42. Millennium Development Goals
  43. International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC)
  44. The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations
  45. The Role of Trade Unions
  46. Organization of Working Children
  47. The Economics of Consumer Actions Against Products with Child Labor Content
  48. Global March Against Child Labor
  49. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa
  50. Section 1. Introduction
  51. Child Labor in Postcolonial Africa
  52. Child Labor in Colonial Africa
  53. HIV/AIDS and Child Labor in Sub-Saharan Africa
  54. Influence of Orphanhood on Children's Schooling and Labor: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
  55. Children's Work Among Traditional Healers in Africa
  56. Child Labor Unions in Africa
  57. Section 2. Western Africa
  58. Trafficking for Labor Exploitation in West and Central Africa
  59. Koranic Schools and Child Labor in West Africa
  60. Child Labor in Burkina Faso
  61. Children's Work, Child Domestic Labor, and Child Trafficking in CĂ´te d'Ivoire
  62. Gambia
  63. Child Labor in Ghana
  64. Guinea-Bissau
  65. Child Labor in Mali
  66. Niger
  67. Child Labor in Nigeria
  68. Children in Street Trading in Nigeria
  69. Child Labor in Nigeria: Historical Perspective
  70. Child Labor in Senegal: Contemporary and Historical Perspective
  71. Sierra Leone
  72. Togo
  73. Section 3. Middle Africa
  74. Child Soldiers in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
  75. Angola
  76. Child Labor in Cameroon
  77. Central African Republic
  78. Chad
  79. Burundi
  80. Section 4. Eastern Africa
  81. Child Labor in Ethiopia: Overview and Policy Challenges
  82. Attending School, Learning, and Child Work in Ethiopia
  83. Child Labor in Kenya
  84. Children and Forced Labor in Colonial Kenya
  85. Madagascar
  86. Malawi
  87. Rwanda
  88. Child Labor in Tanzania
  89. Child Labor in Uganda
  90. Child Labor in Zambia
  91. Working Children in Zimbabwe
  92. Child Labor in Colonial Zimbabwe
  93. Section 5. Southern Africa
  94. Lesotho
  95. Namibia
  96. Mapping Children's Work in South African History
  97. Swaziland
  98. Part 3: Latin America and Carribean
  99. Section 1. Introduction
  100. Child Labor in Latin America
  101. History of Childhood and Child Labor in Latin America
  102. Child Labor and Education in Latin America
  103. Children's Social Movements in Latin America
  104. Section 2. South America
  105. Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Andes Region
  106. Child Labor in Bolivia
  107. Recent History of Child Labor in Brazil
  108. Child Street Vendors in Brazil
  109. Prostitution and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Brazil
  110. Special Health Risks to Child Workers in Brazil
  111. The Intergenerational Persistence of Child Labor in Brazil
  112. Child Labor Labeling in Brazil
  113. Development of Child Labor Law in Brazil
  114. The History of Child Labor in Brazil
  115. Orphans and the Transition from Slave to Free Labor in Northeast Brazil
  116. Chile
  117. Child Labor in Colombia
  118. Ecuador
  119. Guyana
  120. Paraguay
  121. Peru
  122. Venezuela
  123. Section 3. Central America
  124. Belize
  125. Costa Rica
  126. Child Labor in El Salvador
  127. Child Labor in Guatemala
  128. Child Labor in Honduras
  129. Child Labor in Mexico
  130. Street Children in Mexico
  131. PROGRESA/Oportunidades: Mexico's School Stipend Program
  132. Impact of Temporary Labor Migration on Schooling Among Mexican Children
  133. History of Child Labor in Mexico
  134. Child Labor in Nicaragua
  135. Panama
  136. Section 4. Caribbean
  137. Child Slaves on West Indies Sugar Plantations
  138. Dominican Republic
  139. Child Labor in Haiti
  140. Child Labor in Jamaica
  141. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Jamaica
  142. Part 4 North America
  143. Section 1. Canada
  144. Child Labor in Canada
  145. Children in Canadian Mining
  146. Nation Builders: Orphans in the Canadian Wilderness
  147. Evolution of Child Welfare Policy in Canada
  148. Section 2. United States
  149. History of Child Labor The Work of Enslaved Children in the United States
  150. Orphan Trains
  151. History of Children in U.S. Coal Mining
  152. Child Labor in the American Glass Industry
  153. Child Labor in American Textiles
  154. Child Labor in Commercialized Agriculture, 1890–1966
  155. Evolution of U.S. Child Labor Policy
  156. Florence Kelley and the National Consumers League
  157. National Child Labor Committee
  158. Felix Adler
  159. Edgar Gardner Murphy
  160. Lewis Wickes Hine
  161. The U.S. Children's Bureau
  162. Child Labor and the United States Today
  163. Children in the Fields: America's Hidden Child Labor Problem
  164. Twenty-First-Century Adolescence in America
  165. American Students' Activism Against Global Child Labor
  166. Part 5: Europe
  167. Section 1. Introduction
  168. Europe: An Intr@duction and Overview
  169. European Proto-Industrialization
  170. European Industrialization and Child Labor
  171. History of Education in Europe: Schooling and Child Labor in Europe Since the Reformation
  172. Apprenticeship Practices in Europe
  173. Church and Child Labor—Catholicism
  174. Church and Child Labor—Protestant Reformation
  175. Section 2. United Kingdom
  176. History of Child Labor in Britain
  177. Pauper Apprenticeship in England
  178. History of Child Labor in Coal Mining in Britain
  179. Child Labor in the United Kingdom—Textiles
  180. Child Work in Agriculture in Britain
  181. Street Children and Street Trades in the United Kingdom
  182. Chimney Sweep—Cultural Icon
  183. Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury
  184. National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
  185. Child Work and Child Labor in the United Kingdom Today
  186. Section 3. Northern Europe
  187. History of Child Labor in the Nordic Countries
  188. Family Policy in the Nordic Countries
  189. Denmark Child Labor in the Danish Textile Industry
  190. Finland History of Child Labor in Finland
  191. Sweden History of Child Labor in Sweden
  192. Financial Incentives in Child Auctions in Nineteenth-Century Sweden
  193. Child Work and Child Labor in Sweden Today
  194. Section 4. Western Europe
  195. Belgium Child Labor in Belgium
  196. Child Labor in the Ghent Cotton Mills, Nineteenth Century
  197. France France: A Historical Overview
  198. Germany History of Child Labor in Germany: An Overview
  199. New Risks and New Opportunities in SchooI-to-Work Transition: The Transformation of the German Apprenticeship System
  200. The Netherlands Child Labor in the Netherlands During Proto- and Early Industrialization
  201. Work, Education, and Discipline: Attitudes Toward Child Labor in the Netherlands, 1500 to 1875
  202. Development of Child Labor Policy in the Netherlands Since 1874
  203. Newspaper Delivery in the Netherlands
  204. Section 5. Southern Europe
  205. Albania Exploitation of Albanian Children in Greece
  206. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  207. Portugal History of Child Labor in Portugal
  208. Child Labor in Portugal Today
  209. Child Labor in Portuguese Textiles
  210. Spain Children's Work in Spanish Textiles During the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
  211. Section 6. Eastern Europe
  212. Romania Child Labor in Romania
  213. Russia History of Child Labor in Imperial Russia
  214. Child Labor in the Russian Textile Industry
  215. Children in Sex Trades in Russia
  216. Position of Children and Child Labor in Russia Today
  217. Part 6: North Africa and Middle East
  218. Section 1. North Africa
  219. History of Child Labor in North Africa
  220. History of Child Labor in Algeria
  221. History of Child Labor in Libya
  222. History of Child Labor in Morocco
  223. Morocco: Why Children Go to Work Instead of School
  224. The Pyjama Trail Affair: A Case Study in Child Labor
  225. Small Maids in Morocco
  226. History of Child Labor in Tunisia
  227. Section 2. Middle East
  228. Child Labor in Azerbaijan
  229. Child Labor in Egypt
  230. Child Labor in Georgia
  231. Child Labor in Iran
  232. Iraq
  233. Child Labor and Child Growth in Jordan
  234. Selling Girls in Kuwait
  235. Child Labor in Turkey
  236. Legal Protection of Working Children in Turkey
  237. Primary Education and Child Labor in Turkey
  238. Sexual Exploitation of the Girl Child: Juvenile Commercial Sex Workers in Istanbul
  239. Children Trafficked to Gulf States for Use as Camel Jockeys
  240. Child Labor in Yemen
  241. Part 7: Central and South Asia
  242. Section 1. Central Asia
  243. Child Labor in Kazakhstan
  244. Uzbekistan
  245. Section 2. South Asia
  246. Rural Child Labor in South Asia
  247. Bangladeshi Garment Industry: From the Harkin Bill to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association
  248. Economic History of Modern India
  249. Evolution of the Law on Child Labor in India
  250. Children in India's Carpet Industry
  251. Children in India's Glass Industry
  252. Children in India's Tea Industry
  253. Children of Kolkata Slums
  254. Children of Delhi Slums
  255. Working Children's Unions in India
  256. Child Labor and HIV and AIDS in India
  257. Education and Child Labor in India
  258. Challenges for Tribal Schooling in India
  259. Child Labor in Nepal
  260. Child Labor in the Tibeto-Nepalese Carpet Industry
  261. Social Labeling Programs in Nepal's Carpet Industry
  262. Trafficking of Child Workers in Nepal
  263. The Recruitment and Use of Children in Nepal's Armed Conflict
  264. Child Labor in Pakistan
  265. Child Work and Schooling Costs in Pakistan
  266. Child Labor Policy and Legislation in Pakistan
  267. Child Labor in Pakistan's Export Industries
  268. Forcible Recruitment of Children in Sri Lanka
  269. Part 8: East Asia and the Pacific
  270. Section 1. East Asia
  271. Child Labor in China: An Overview
  272. Education in the People's Republic of China
  273. History of Child Labor in China
  274. History of Chinese Education
  275. Japan History of Child Labor in Japan
  276. Education and Child Labor in Japan
  277. Mongolia
  278. Section 2. Southeast Asia
  279. Child Labor in Cambodia
  280. Child Labor in Indonesia
  281. Child Labor in Subcontracting Sectors of Indonesia's Garment and Footwear Industries
  282. Children and Work in Indonesia: Historical Overview
  283. Development of Child Labor Policy in Indonesia
  284. Child Soldiers in Myanmar
  285. Education and Child Labor in the Philippines
  286. Child Labor on Sugarcane Plantations in the Philippines
  287. Child Domestic Work in the Philippines
  288. Children in Muro-Ami Fishing
  289. Children in the Philippine Gold-Mining Industry
  290. The Role of NGOs in the Philippines
  291. Child Labor in Thailand
  292. Social Transformation and Children's Work in Vietnam
  293. Street Children in Vietnam
  294. Section 3. Oceania
  295. Australia Development of Child Welfare Policy in Australia
  296. Aboriginal Child Labor in Colonial Australia
  297. New Zealand Child Labor in New Zealand
  298. Index

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