Welcome to the website of the Tulane University Payson Center project on:
 
Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
 
 
  Books, Articles, and Reports - International Labor Organization (ILO) on Child Labor  
 

These articles cover child labor issues, measurement methodology and research ethics, programs for stopping child exploitation, trends, ILO projects, and general studies.  Some articles address specific regions or industries, with many on Africa and the cocoa sector.

Edmonds, C./ILO/IPEC (2003). Ethical Considerations When Conducting Research on
Children in the Worst Forms of Labor in Nepal
. Geneva: International Labor Organization. Download…

Fee, J./ILO/IPEC (2004). Lessons Learned when investigating the worst forms of child labor using the rapid assessment methodology. Download…

ILO/IPEC (1996). Child labor surveys: Results of methodological experiments in four countries 1992-93. Download…

ILO/IPEC (2005). Combating child labour in cocoa growing. ILO/IPEC’s contribution. February 2005. Geneva: International Labour Organization. International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour. Download…

ILO (2001). Combating trafficking in children for labour exploitation in West and Central Africa. Synthesis report based on studies of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Togo. Geneva: International Labour Organization. Download…
 
ILO (2006). The end of child labour: Within reach. Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Geneva: International Labour Organization. Download…

ILO/IPEC (2002). Every child counts: New global estimates on child labor. Download…

ILO/IPEC (2005). IPEC Reflections on current strengths and weaknesses in the West Africa Cocoa/Commercial Agriculture Program to Combat Hazardous and Exploitative Child Labour (WACAP). June 27, 2005. Geneva: International Labour Organization. International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour. Download…
           

ILO/IPEC (2004). Manual for child labor data analysis and statistical reports. Download…

ILO/IPEC (2004). Safety and health fact sheet. Hazardous child labour in agriculture. Cocoa. Geneva: International Labour Organization. International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour. Download…

ILO/IPEC (2003). Skills training strategies to combat worst forms of child labour in the urban informal economy in the urban informal economy. Ghana country study. Geneva: International Labour Organization. International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour. Download…

ILO/IPEC (2006). Statistical information & monitoring programme on child labour (SIMPOC). Download…