Child labour and health: a systematic review
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-018-1075-9
Abstract: ObjectivesThis study aimed to synthesise the available knowledge, identify unexplored areas and discuss general limits of the published evidence. We focused on outcomes commonly hypothesised to be affected by child labour: nutritional status, harmful exposures… read more here.
Keywords: child labour; systematic review; health systematic; labour health ... See more keywords
A Bayesian Estimation of Child Labour in India
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DOI: 10.1007/s12187-020-09740-w
Abstract: Child labour in India involves the largest number of children in any single country in the world. In 2011, 11.8 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 were main workers (those working more… read more here.
Keywords: estimation; labour india; combined data; child labour ... See more keywords
Child begging, as a manifestation of child labour in Dagbon of Northern Ghana, the perspectives of mallams and parents
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104836
Abstract: Abstract The existence of begging in Ghana is a historical phenomenon. In the past, it was interpreted in religious and geographical terms where the beggars in the capital city of Accra were said to be… read more here.
Keywords: perspectives mallams; child labour; ghana; dagbon ... See more keywords
Unfree and at high risk: Understanding child labour and occupational risks from the viewpoint of those involved
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DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2021.12.1384
Abstract: Why do young workers suffer many times the injury rate of adults? We cannot answer this question without first understanding how children of poor families, such as those making bricks, become child laborers. We are… read more here.
Keywords: health; young workers; child labour; risk understanding ... See more keywords
Remittances and child labour in Ghana: Does the gender of the household head matter?
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DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2018.1452717
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study investigates the effect of remittance income on child labour and the role of gender in Ghana. Data were sourced from the Ghana Living Standards Survey Round 6. In order to solve the… read more here.
Keywords: gender; child labour; labour ghana; remittances child ... See more keywords
The impact of MGNREGS on child labour and child education: an empirical analysis
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1557110
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article addresses the persistent claim that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has a negative impact on the availability of labour for agricultural operations, which has significant implications for the… read more here.
Keywords: child labour; impact; impact mgnregs; labour child ... See more keywords
Prevalence and potential consequences of child labour in India and the possible impact of COVID-19 – a contemporary overview
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DOI: 10.1177/0025802421993364
Abstract: Child labour is a global phenomenon occurring predominantly in countries with lower socioeconomic status and resources. Societal and familial poverty, loss or incapacitation/illness of parents, lack of social security and protection, and ignorance about the… read more here.
Keywords: child labour; consequences child; prevalence potential; labour india ... See more keywords
The expendables: Bioarchaeological evidence for pauper apprentices in 19th century England and the health consequences of child labour
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284970
Abstract: Child labour is the most common form of child abuse in the world today, with almost half of child workers employed in hazardous industries. The large-scale employment of children during the rapid industrialisation of the… read more here.
Keywords: health; expendables bioarchaeological; evidence pauper; bioarchaeological evidence ... See more keywords
Child labour and school dropout in least-developed countries: empirical evidence from Lao PDR
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DOI: 10.1504/ijeed.2018.10012157
Abstract: Even though topics related to child labour and school dropout have been studied worldwide, little attention has focused in the least-developed countries. This paper examines the impact of child labour on school dropout by using… read more here.
Keywords: child labour; least developed; school dropout; labour school ... See more keywords