1. Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies Istanbul, 27-29 June 2007 Measuring the dimensions of child labour Frank Hagemann Statistical Information and Monitoring Programme on Child Labour (SIMPOC) International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) International Labour Office Geneva

2. 2 © G. Palazzo Measuring the dimensions of child labour Child labour in numbers 218 million child labourers worldwide 126 million children in work which seriously endangers their health 8 million in « unconditional worst forms » such as bonded and forced labour; child prostitution; armed conflict.

3. 3 © G. Palazzo Measuring the dimensions of child labour Global efforts to end child labour have resulted in significant and measurable progress Massive commitment to implement ILO child labour Conventions Nos. 138 and 182 Child labour has declined by 11 per cent from 2000 to 2004 The more hazardous the work and the more vulnerable the children involved, the faster the decline

4. 4 © G. Palazzo Measuring the dimensions of child labour Age groups: 246 million 218 million 2004 2000 0 50 100 150 200250 (million) 5-1415-17 186 59 166 52 Global trends in child labour by major age group

5. 5 © G. Palazzo Hazardous 170 million 126 million 2004 2000 0 50 100 150 200 (millions) 5-1415-17 111 59 74 52 Hazardous Global trends in hazardous work by major age group Measuring the dimensions of child labour

6. 6 © G. Palazzo Measuring the dimensions of child labour Asia and the Pacific 2000 2004 19.4 18.8 16.1 5.1 6.8 5.2 28.8 26.4 Latin America & Caribbean Other regions Sub-Saharan Africa 30 20 10 0 Regional trends in the proportion of working children in the age group 5 – 14 years (%)

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9. 9 SIMPOC child labour survey types: National child labour household surveys Establishment surveys Street children surveys School surveys Sector or location-specific baseline surveys

10. 10 © G. Palazzo Measuring the dimensions of child labour OnlyCLSurvey OnlyRapidAssess m ent OnlyBaselineSurvey CLSurvey+RA CLSurvey+BS RA+BS CLSurvey+RA+BS Global Survey Coverage of SIMPOC Barbados Bahamas Trinidad and Tobago

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12. 12 Measuring the dimensions of child labour Child labour an increasingly important issue in the global policy debate Detailed, up-to-date data needed to Importance of child labour data collection and analysis assess its magnitude and distribution across regions & sectors of work identify the determinants of CL and its consequences generate public awareness of the issue and provide statistical basis for policy and programme development

13. 13 Measuring the dimensions of child labour SIMPOC: Strategic objectives Development and application of child labour specific data collection methodologies and instruments Elaboration of standard indicators to measure the incidence, causes, and consequences of child labour, as well as the impact of intervention programmes and policies Technical and financial assistance to child labour data collection worldwide

14. 14 Measuring the dimensions of child labour Dissemination of tabulated and raw quantitative and qualitative data for study of scale, distribution, characteristics, causes, and consequences of child labour Establishment of national, regional and global databases on child labour SIMPOC: strategic objectives

15. 15 Measuring the dimensions of child labour SIMPOC: strategic objectives In-depth analysis of child labour data in order to to assess: trends factors underlying CL special situation of the girl child linkages between child labour and other development issues

16. 16 Measuring the dimensions of child labour Minimum data needs for child labour analysis Key child labour indicators Childrens activity status by sex, age group, residence and schooling status Distribution of working children by industry, sex, and age group Distribution of working children by status in employment, sex and age group Percentage of children by per capita expenditure quintiles, sex, and type of activity Hours of work and work days per week/month Details on household chores and other non-economic activities (type/hours)

17. 17 © G. Palazzo Measuring the dimensions of child labour Using SIMPOC data to assess working childrens risk level

18. 18 © G. Palazzo Measuring the dimensions of child labour Using SIMPOC data to develop policy options for the elimination of child labour

19. 19 © G. Palazzo Measuring the dimensions of child labour Using SIMPOC data to calculate the costs and benefits of eliminating child labour Regional breakdown,in $billion PPP, 2001-2020

20. 20 © G. Palazzo Measuring the dimensions of child labour Some challenges and priorities for future work: Sustainability of data collection; addressing the need for regular trend assessments Integration of improved child labour modules in MICS, LSMS, DHS Methodologies to estimate the magnitude and distribution of unconditional worst forms of child labour (e.g. trafficking of children, debt bondage & use of children in armed conflict)

21. 21 © G. Palazzo Measuring the dimensions of child labour The 2008 International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS): Towards international child labour measurement standards The 2008 International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS): Towards international child labour measurement standards ICLS Resolution should contain guidance on How to statistically define child labour Key indicators Methodologies of data collection and appropriate instruments

22. 22 © G. Palazzo Measuring the dimensions of child labour SIMPOC child labour data dissemination Global trend reports National reports Sectoral reports CL-INFO database

23. 23 Measuring the dimensions of child labour www.ilo.org/childlabour www.ucw-project.org