Commentary Children’s Work, Children’s Rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14835916 |
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| Authors | Karen A Porter (University of Puget Sound, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-38 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Practicing Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0888-4552 • E-ISSN: 2994-1628 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/praa.24.1.e404856244179226 |
| OpenAlex | W2052290017 |
| Language | EN |
Most people would agree that enslaving children or forcing them to work in sweatshops or brothels are morally reprehensible practices. Yet the number of children laboring in hazardous and exploitative conditions around the world continues to grow. In June 1998, the International Labour Organization reported that, in the developing countries, some 250 million children aged 5 to 14 work— 120 million of them full time. Outlawing child labor may seem to be the obvious solution, but it is not the best way to protect children
Business · Child labour · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Engineering · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
| Highly cited | No |
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