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International Labour
Organization

IPEC: International
IPEC: International
Programme on
Programme on the
the
Elimination of
Elimination of
Child Labour
Child Labour

Geneva, 6-7 November 2003– F. Roselaers

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Child labour
Child labour is
is aa problem
problem

Because itit jeopardizes

Because jeopardizes

Health Education

Human Future
rights
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How we combat child labour

Concrete
Concrete
Labour
Labour
Action
Action
Standards
Standards
programs
programs
Awareness
Awareness of
of
the
the problem
problem

By governments
By governments and
and Ratification, application
Ratification, application
Sectoral &
Sectoral & global
global partnerships
partnerships & supervision
& supervision
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Knowledge: Producing-- Structuring - Sharing/Using

« Extract »good
« Extract » good Publications&Internet&
Publications&Internet&
Concepts& Standards Practices&stories
Practices&stories Advocacy materials

Adaptinformation
Adapt information
Statistics& Research Foreach
eachmedium
medium Debates&Policy advice
For

Projects& Programmes&
Projects& Programmes& Organizedifferent
Organize different Networks&Communities
Networks&Communities
Databases Media/tools
Media/tools Of practice 

From other
From other “producers”
“producers” Prepare« info
Prepare « info Capacity building:
Capacity building:
(ILO and Non-ILO) marketing »
marketing » Staff&outside clients

Etc.
Etc.
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Knowledge Sharing Process in IPEC

Approach Some Methods Actors
Building Conceptual  Good Practices (guidelines and  “Knowledge
Knowledge framework compendium) Facilitators” (technical
through models  Process for development of Models of experts)
of intervention Interventions  Project staff and
 Policy analysis and research producers
Good Practices  Knowledge generation component of  Methodological
projects support from IPEC
 Pilot projects to develop replicable Design, Evaluation
interventions and Documentation
 “Mining” of documentation (DED) section
Structuring Content Areas  Preparation of “Knowledge Products”  Content Area
Knowledge (Knowledge  Common classification and coding system Managers (knowledge
Domains)  Structured network folders and use of facilitators)
Intranet  Information Systems
 IPEC Programme Database (IPD) for Knowledge Base
Dissemination Models of  Communities of Practices and Networks  Knowledge facilitators
and Use of Interventions  Access to IPD and knowledge products  Project staff in
Knowledge as conceptual through web-sites countries
frameworks for  Partners
action
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Generating knowledge about child labour

Different sources:
-Conventions and policy
Documents
- Non-ILO documents
-Statistics and other data
-Operational projects:
Good Practices and
Models of intervention
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International Principles and Rights on Child Labour

UN Convention
UN Convention on
on the
the Rights
Rights of
of the
the Child
Child
Adopted in 1989

ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles

and Rights at Work, adopted in 1998
Policy&
Policy&
conceptual
conceptual
Framework
Framework
ILO Minimum Age Convention, No. 138 and
==
Recommendation No.
its Recommendation No. 146,
146, adopted
adopted in
in 1973
1973
Knowledge
Knowledge

ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention,

No. 182
No. 182 and
and its Recommendation, No. 190,
unanimously adopted
unanimously adopted in
in 1999
1999
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Other substantive info

Publications by
Publications by other
other UN
UN agencies
agencies
And by
And by other
other organizations
organizations

Conceptual research

Other ILO
Other ILO policies:
policies: employment
employment promotion,
promotion,
Poverty alleviation, social security,
Conditions of work, social dialogue
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Child labour in figures (global estimates 2002) = knowledge

National surveys
National surveys (50)
(50)
(( 1998-2002)
1998-2002)

Rapid assessments&
Rapid assessments&
Baseline studies (100)
(2000-2003)
(2000-2003)

246 million
246 million child
child labourers
labourers
Worldwide
Worldwide
(( age
age 5-17)
5-17)

146 million
146 million children
children
Aged 6-11
Aged 6-11
Majority boys
Majority boys
Out of
Out of school
school

Majority girls
Majority girls 283 million children
Aged 12-17 out of school
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Knowledge generated
Knowledge generated Tools and
Tools and techniques
techniques of
of
awareness raising;
raising; investigation;
investigation;
By projects/programmes
By projects/programmes awareness
Legislative action;
Legislative action; prevention;
prevention;
Withdrawal; rehabilitation
Withdrawal; rehabilitation

Approaches tailored
Approaches tailored for
for
Vulnerable groups
Vulnerable groups
(trafficking etc.)
(trafficking etc.)

Mainstreaming of
Mainstreaming of action
action against
against child
child labour
labour into
into
Overall government
Overall government policies
policies

Outcomes:beneficiaries,
Outcomes: beneficiaries,reduced
reducedincidence,
incidence,increased
increasedcapacity
capacity
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Transforming knowledge on child labour (examples)

Select and present

information
from policy and conceptual
documents;
statistics;
and project experiences

ILO/IPEC Guide for parliamentarians Good Practices in combating child labour

To combat child labour (several volumes, incl on gender)

Global Report Training and advocacy manuals

“A Future without Child Labour” (incl. SCREAM; briefing; textbook)

Networking and promoting research

IPEC Web site and Intranet
(Also see slide on Black/Hagemann scheme)
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Using knowledge on child labour

5. Promote Communities
1. Insert in reports of Practice 7. Use tools, materials
and publications and other networks For capacity-building

6. Promote use of data,

2.Discuss during Government institutions
Experiences and
public debates And social partners
Good practices thru:

Bilateral agencies
3. Offer for use by others:
Post on Internet, distribute Multilateral agencies
Or provide upon request Use data a sets
For re-analysis by scholars
8. Use data for monitoring
4. Promote re-analysis by And certification system
Other agents/agencies Use of data for national
Development planning
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Combating child labour with knowledge

This will take

Considerable
Commitment,
Perseverance,
Resources, and
Harmonizing
Among
Partners
worldwide
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For more information

contact

International Programme
International Programme on on the
the
Elimination of
Elimination of Child
Child Labour
Labour

4, Route
4, Route des
des Morillons
Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva
CH-1211 Geneva 22
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Switzerland
Switzerland

Tel.: (+41
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Fax: (+41
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E-mail:
E-mail: childlabour@ilo.org
childlabour@ilo.org

Child
Child labour
labour website:
http://www.ilo.org/childlabour
http://www.ilo.org/childlabour