A conference on child labor sponsored by the International Labour Organization and UNICEF identified strategies for eliminating child labor and developing cooperative programs to assess the effects of child labor. (JOW)

Suggests that male and female working children are treated differently in India. Girls are destined for marriage whereas boys are educated so they can support their parents in their old age. Current legislation and policy on child labor need to be reformed. (JOW)

Discusses major issues to be addressed during the debate on the proposed new international labor standards on child labor. The subject of the standards is extreme forms of child labor: work that is likely to jeopardize the health, safety, and morals of children; slavery; and child prostitution and pornography. (JOW)

Using empirical methods, this paper examines household schooling and child labor decisions in rural Bangladesh. The results suggest the following: poverty and low parental education are associated with lower schooling and greater child labor; asset-owning households are more likely to have children combine child labor with schooling; households…

Includes "Uprooted Children Threatened by Exploitation" (Bonnet); "Child of the Wind" (Roess); "At the Fishing School with the Sampaneers" (Bertrand); and "The Street Kids of Nairobi: Surviving in the City" (Goodson). (SK)

Social labels, which inform consumers about the social conditions under which an item or service was produced, can contribute to elimination of child labor. Effective use requires a sympathetic public, cooperation from retail stores, and adequate financing. (SK)

Examines educational activities organized by local committees and women's organizations in 19th-century Netherlands to protect working girls from prostitution. Places these activities in the context of the social construction of gender identity. (Contains 27 references.) (SK)

Discusses the role of workers' education in the promotion of trade union rights; union rights in practice; problem areas such as exploited groups, political activity, and striking. (JOW)

Describes the difficult working conditions faced by immigrants to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, looking at child labor situations and highlighting the development of strikes and the early efforts of labor unions. Two sidebars present a poem on the subject and suggested class discussions, writing assignments, and projects.…

Research on Mexican and Central American immigrant children illuminates their everyday work as helpers in the home, community, and school. Their participation is shaped by gender dynamics. Their work can be viewed in multiple ways as volunteerism, learning opportunities, and cultural and linguistic brokering. (Contains 57 references.) (SK)

The issue of child labor continues to challenge thinking on the nature of work, play, schooling and apprenticeship. New wisdom from some contemporary academic writing places children closer to the center of our understanding of consumption, production and reproduction, and at the heart of inequities generated by globalization. Child labor comes in…