Lloyd-Evans 2014 Flashcards
Lloyd-Evans
2014
2014
Lloyd-Evans
Media
media covered on child labour emerged in the 90s, which created a concern over the welfare of children
Who else covered issues of child labour
NGOs and international institutions, such the UN Children’s fund
MDGS
Since 2000, child centred development issues were included in the MDGs through the provision of decent work for youth, universal primary education and the global anti-child labour programme
What did the ILO declare
Child labour was an urgent human rights challenge
Who declared that child labour was an urgent human rights challenge
the ILO
Why have previous international child labour legislations not been effective
Due to the economic crisis
How many children across the world are trapped in child labour
215 million (ILO, 2012)
Example of child labour
Mining, slavery and forced labour
When has child labour decreased since
the 90s
Gender
Girls are more likely to be challenged into invisible spaces of domestic labour, unpaid housework and care work
Whereas more boys are working hazardous jobs
Who do global institutions argue
That child labour will decline as a country’s pre capital GDP increases
What is child labour a consequence of
neoliberalism and unequal trade
victims?
Children are seen as ‘victims’ yet this tends to ignore the value they add to household incomes, they also have agency
opposing views on child labour
can be seen as harmful to their development, and yet essential for providing their basic needs and socialisation into adulthood
Definition of the ILO
The ILO defines child labour as work performed by children who are under the minimum age that legislation specified for that job or work that is deemed detrimental for children (ILO, 2011)
contradictions in child labour
Unpaid household work is deemed acceptable whereas other child labour isn’t
This is due to the socio-spatial dimensions of child labour
what is child labour an indication of
Uneven development and poverty
What is regarded as the best way to eliminate child labour
schooling
