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Child Labor in Africa : Issues and Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorAndvig, Jens
dc.contributor.authorCanagarajah, Sudharshan
dc.contributor.authorKielland, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T09:32:56Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T09:32:56Z
dc.date.issued2001-11
dc.description.abstractHow serious is the issue of child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa? Many African experts consider it to be no problem, while others believe it to be more serious than anywhere else in the world. A cursory glance at the statistics supports either view. ILO data indicate that more than 40 percent of African children work--almost twice as many as in Asia. On the other hand, household surveys suggest that over 95 percent of child labor takes place in and around private households. African society places a high value on children working at home or the family farm. This is not seen as "harmful" or as a welfare issue--a view opposed by many Western countries. This article explores the normative and factual basis for the different perceptions of child labor in Africa, and provides grounds effective social protection policies. Both welfare economic research and findings of sociological and anthropological studies have been reviewed.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/11/1615072/child-labor-africa-issues-challenges
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/9791
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9791
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 194
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR LAWS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectFAMILY FARMS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectMOTHERS' EDUCATION
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectCHILD-CARE BENEFITS
dc.subjectSLAVERY
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectCHILD PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS ABUSE
dc.subjectACCESS TO SCHOOLS
dc.subjectBEGGING
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR ISSUES
dc.subjectCHILD PROSTITUTION
dc.subjectCHILD RIGHTS
dc.subjectCHILD SLAVERY
dc.subjectCHILD WELFARE
dc.subjectCHILD WORKERS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC LABOR
dc.subjectDOMESTIC SERVICE
dc.subjectEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY FARM
dc.subjectFARM WORK
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectFORMS OF CHILD LABOR
dc.subjectHOURS OF WORK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CHILD LABOR
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAW
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPROSTITUTION
dc.subjectPROTECTING CHILDREN
dc.subjectREFUGEE CHILDREN
dc.subjectRIGHT TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSCHOOL HOURS
dc.subjectSLAVERY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION POLICIES
dc.subjectSOLDIERS
dc.subjectSURVIVAL PROSPECTS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SKILLS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWORK LONG HOURS
dc.subjectWORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
dc.titleChild Labor in Africa : Issues and Challengesen
dc.title.alternativeLe travail des enfants en Afrique : Problematique et defisen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2001-11-28
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:31:28.017763Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/11/1615072/child-labor-africa-issues-challenges
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid376921468009984350
okr.guid711651468008705405
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_01110804162863
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1615072
okr.identifier.report23091
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2001/11/28/000094946_01110804162863/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicUrban Development::Street Children
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Child Labor
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Standards
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.unitAFT: Core Operations Services (AFTOS)
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