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Child labour: an analysis
The exploitation of minors is on the rise and in recent years, there has been an awakening in the world attention to the problem of child labour. International bodies have adopted conventions and declarations on the issue while almost all states have laws, services and other activities intended to r...
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| author | Gikunda, Nancy Karimi |
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| description | The exploitation of minors is on the rise and in recent years, there has been an awakening in the world attention to the problem of child labour. International bodies have adopted conventions and declarations on the issue while almost all states have laws, services and other activities intended to restrnin the economic exploitation of children and alleviate its effects. Despite these efforts, there exists a wide gap between laws and practice. This paper focuses on an analytical review of child labour and it exammes the underlying causes of child labour and its consequences for children and the society at large. In developing countries, the vast majority of children continue to contribute to • family economy making child laboul' economically important. Steps must however be taken to alleviate it. Not all work is bad for children. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/42923 Child labour: an analysis Gikunda, Nancy Karimi Kalula, Evans Child labour The exploitation of minors is on the rise and in recent years, there has been an awakening in the world attention to the problem of child labour. International bodies have adopted conventions and declarations on the issue while almost all states have laws, services and other activities intended to restrnin the economic exploitation of children and alleviate its effects. Despite these efforts, there exists a wide gap between laws and practice. This paper focuses on an analytical review of child labour and it exammes the underlying causes of child labour and its consequences for children and the society at large. In developing countries, the vast majority of children continue to contribute to • family economy making child laboul' economically important. Steps must however be taken to alleviate it. Not all work is bad for children. 2026-02-27T08:38:26Z 2026-02-27T08:38:26Z 1999 2026-02-27T08:35:37Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42923 en eng application/pdf Centre for Law and Society Faculty of Law University of Cape Town |
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| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Child labour: an analysis |
| title_full | Child labour: an analysis |
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| topic | Child labour |
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