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 - Child Labor in Other Regions  
 

These articles look at child labor in countries other than Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, and the broader West African region. They discuss trends, policies, and health issues related to child labor.

Ahmed, M.A. (1991). Child labor in Pakistan: A study of the Lahore area. In: Child Welfare. Vol. 70, no. 2.

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2004). Baseline survey on child workers in battery recharging/recycling sector 2002-03. Download...

Castro, C.L., Gormly, S., Ritualo, A.R. (2005). The SIMPOC Philippine Survey of Children 2001: A data source for analyzing occupational injuries to children. In: Public Health   Reports. Vol. 120, no. 6, pp. 631-640.

Finger, L., Rosencranz, A. (2005). Child trafficking and abuse in the cocoa industry in West Africa: A case study. Download...

Grootaert, C., Patrinos, H.A. (1999). The policy analysis of child labor: A comparative study. New York: St Martins Press.

Hoeman, S., Gharaibeh, M. (2003). Health hazards and risks for abuse among child labor in Jordan. In: Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 140-147.

IITA (2002). Summary of findings from the child labor surveys in the cocoa sector of West Africa: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. July 2002. Download...

IITA (2002). Child labor in the cocoa sector of West Africa: A synthesis of findings in Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria. August 2002. Download...

Kantor, P., Kim, J., Zepeda, L. (2005). Child labor supply on US family farms: AnInterdisciplinary conceptualization. In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues. Vol. 26, no. 1, pp.  159-173.

No authors specified (1998). Avoiding a new "tragedy." Child labour is growing in Africa. In: World Work. February, pp. 9-12.