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Attempts to answer the questions of where in the world child labor is used in industry & mining, the forms of child labor, why children work, & why children are sometimes preferred to adult workers. Country-by-country profiles provide specific information about the use of child labor in the manufacturing & mining of products exported to the U.S. Contains an executive summary of the study & overview of the regions & questions examined in the report. Appendixes discuss the background & methodology of the study & list the commissioned studies & countries visited.
Despite the extensive literature on safety, few tools have been available to help managers quantitatively assess the level of safety management and the quality of the safety practices in organizations. In his consulting practice, Dr. Jim Stewart, a former executive at DuPont, developed such a method, crafting a safety survey centering on a comprehensive questionnaire for employees at all levels, that reveals the true level of corporate commitment to safety. Managing for World Class Safety first describes the model of safety management that underpins the questionnaire and then demonstrates how this innovative procedure illuminates critical intangibles like management commitment, the enforceme...
This publication sets out a practical framework for specific measures for trade union involvement at the local, national and international levels to protect against the use of child labour, based on the variety of approaches taken by workers' organisations around the world. The book summarises the nature and extent of the child labour problem; gives examples of trade union activities in the campaign against child labour; sets out a framework for action based on these case studies; and examines the international response to child labour.
The Future Of Any Nation Depends Upon The Sound Development Of Children. For Construction Of Civilized, Cultural And Happy Society, We Have To Educate And Train Our Children Properly Because Tomorrow They Would Take The Nation Towards Prosperity. The Elimination Of Child Labour And Their Rehabilitation Has Emerged As An Important Area Of Scientific Work. It Has Been Seen That A Large Number Of Child Labour Are Surviving Under Great Health And Safety Hazards. Above All The Workplace Trauma Is Widespread, Stunting The Growth Of The Child Both Physically And Mentally. Hence, Considering The Problem In Its Totality, An Effort Has Been Made To Cover The Diverse Aspects Of The Subject. All The Articles Are Judiciously Selected From Authoritative Sources.
Children have worked for centuries and continue to work. The history of the economic development of Europe and North America includes numerous instances of child labor. Manufacturers in England, France, Belgium, Germany, and Prussia as well as the United States used child labor during the initial stages of industrialization. In addition, child labor prevails currently in many industries in the Third World. This book examines the explanations for child labor in an economic context. A model of the labor market for children is constructed using the new economics of the family framework to derive the supply of child labor and the traditional labor theory of marginal productivity to derive the de...