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Colorado, Lynne Reinner Publisher Inc, 2005.
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| Description |
542pBlack Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
Presents a comprehensie overview of the phenomenon of child labor from a human rights perspective and the ways in which a growing effort is being made to abolish abusive and exploitive child labor practices.
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| Contents |
Rethinking child labor: a multidimensional human rights problem / Burns H. Weston and Mark B. Teerink
Defining child labor as if human rights matter / Judith Ennew, William E. Myers, Dominique Pierre Plateau
Child labor and the rights of children: historical patterns of decline and persistence / Hugh Cunningham and Shelton Stromquist
Child labor standards: from treaties to labels / Holly Cullen
Translating standards into practice: confronting transnational barriers / S. L. Bachman
Translating standards into practice: confronting local barriers / Michael F.C. Bourdillon
Combating child labor in Tanzania: a beginning / Donald Mmari
Combating child labor in the Philippines: listening to children / Victoria V. Rialp
Combating child labor in Brazil: social movements in action / Benedito Rodrigues dos Santos
Abolishing child labor: a multifaceted human rights solution / Burns H. Weston and Mark B. Teerink
Conceiving child labor in human rights terms: can it mobilize progressive change? / David M. Post
Working children as change-makers: perspectives from the South / Victor P. Karunan
Shifting positions on child labor: the views and practice of intergovernmental organizations / Ben White
Nongovernmental organizations in the struggle against child labor / Laurie S. Wiseberg
Earning and learning: tensions and compatibility / Susan L. Bissell
Trade-based strategies for combating child labor / Frank J. Garcia and Soohyun Jun
Bringing human rights to child labor: guiding principles and call to action / Burns H. Weston.
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| Standard Number |
1588263495 Pb.
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