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International Labour Organization
IPEC International Programme on the Elimination
of Child Labour
Geneva, 6-7 November 2003 F. Roselaers
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Child labour is a problem
Because it jeopardizes
Health
Education
Future
Human rights
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How we combat child labour
Awareness of the problem
Concrete Action programs
Labour Standards
By governments and Sectoral global partnerships
Ratification, application supervision
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Knowledge Producing-- Structuring - Sharing/Using
Concepts Standards
PublicationsInternet Advocacy materials
 Extract  good Practicesstories
Statistics Research
DebatesPolicy advice
Adapt information For each medium
Projects Programmes Databases
NetworksCommunities Of practice 
Organize different Media/tools
From other producers (ILO and Non-ILO)
Capacity building Staffoutside clients
Prepare  info marketing 
Etc.
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Knowledge Sharing Process in IPEC
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Generating knowledge about child labour
Different sources -Conventions and
policy Documents - Non-ILO documents
-Statistics and other data -Operational projects
Good Practices and Models of
intervention
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International Principles and Rights on Child
Labour
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Adopted
in 1989
ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and
Rights at Work, adopted in 1998
Policy conceptual Framework Knowledge
ILO Minimum Age Convention, No. 138 and its
Recommendation No. 146, adopted in 1973
ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, No.
182 and its Recommendation, No. 190, unanimously
adopted in 1999
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Other substantive info
Publications by other UN agencies And by other
organizations
Conceptual research
Other ILO policies employment promotion,
Poverty alleviation, social security,
Conditions of work, social dialogue
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Child labour in figures (global estimates 2002)
knowledge
National surveys (50) ( 1998-2002)
Rapid assessments Baseline studies
(100) (2000-2003)
246 million child labourers Worldwide ( age 5-17)
146 million children Aged 6-11 Out of school
Majority boys
283 million children Aged 12-17 out of school
Majority girls
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Knowledge generated By projects/programmes
Tools and techniques of awareness raising
investigation Legislative action
prevention Withdrawal rehabilitation
Approaches tailored for Vulnerable
groups (trafficking etc.)
Mainstreaming of action against child labour
into Overall government policies
Outcomes beneficiaries, reduced incidence,
increased capacity
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Transforming knowledge on child labour (examples)
Select and present information from policy and
conceptual documents statistics and project
experiences
Good Practices in combating child labour (several
volumes, incl on gender)
ILO/IPEC Guide for parliamentarians To combat
child labour
Global Report A Future without Child Labour
Training and advocacy manuals (incl. SCREAM
briefing textbook)
IPEC Web site and Intranet
Networking and promoting research (Also see slide
on Black/Hagemann scheme)
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Using knowledge on child labour
1. Insert in reports and publications
7. Use tools, materials For capacity-building
5. Promote Communities of Practice and other
networks
2.Discuss during public debates
6. Promote use of data, Experiences and Good
practices thru
Government institutions And social partners
Bilateral agencies
3. Offer for use by others Post on Internet,
distribute Or provide upon request
Multilateral agencies
Use data a sets For re-analysis by scholars
8. Use data for monitoring And certification
system
4. Promote re-analysis by Other agents/agencies
Use of data for national Development planning
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Combating child labour with knowledge
This will take Considerable Commitment, Perseveran
ce, Resources, and Harmonizing Among
Partners worldwide
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For more information contact
International Programme on the Elimination of
Child Labour 4, Route des Morillons CH-1211
Geneva 22 Switzerland Tel. [phone]
81 Fax [phone]
E-mail childlabour_at_ilo.org Child labour
website http//www.ilo.org/childlabour