Week 7: Child labour

Question 1

Kim

Answer 1

(2011) - Cambodia

4 points:

1. Child labour = important obstacle to universal basic education, but no adequate policy
2. Passivity among education policymakers to tackle issue - wait for wider economic development to affect (but different causes: corruption, funding etc)
3. Need greater political will and governance
4. Context = important: Khmer Rouge 1975-78 - loss in human capital still impacts country

Question 2

Tabatabai

Answer 2

(2009) - CCTs

4 points:

1. CCTs = emphasis on human development - focus on schooling and health - can impact child labour
2. CCTs can address root of prblm but = difficult to monitor unlawful activities
3. Transitional education = important
4. Problem = replicability - different contexts of child labour and different infrastructures/institutions

Question 3

Huijsmans and Baker

Answer 3

(2012) - Child migration and exploitation

8 points:

1. Definition “human trafficking” / “exploitation” = vague
2. Binary constructs: - adult vs child - migration vs traffick
3. Punch (2002): “Negotiated interdependence”
4. Subject position = important
5. Exploitation = produced socially
6. Role of donors and indicators = impact for policies
7. Criminalising child migration = migration very risky for children - need children’s views for policies
8. Child migrants can stop exploitation themselves - not need for intervention

Question 4

Lecture:

Answer 4

1. Def of child labour = work the deprives children of their childhood, potential and dignity and that is harmful to physical and mental development (ILO)
2. 2016: 152 million child labour
3. Important factors: Gender and Globalisation
4. = multi-stakeholders responses and understand root cause and context

Question 5

Extra

Answer 5

1. UNICEF Office for Research Debate
2. WHO (2008)
3. Khan et al (2010)
4. Glymour et al (2014)