Child labor / Gary Wiener, book editor.

Other author Wiener, Gary.
Format Book
Publication InfoDetroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2009.
Description271 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Child labor.

SeriesGlobal viewpoints
Global viewpoints. ^A1035875
Contents ch. 1. The global problem of child labor -- Child labor defined / Chivy Sok -- Indian children make American goods / Megha Bahree -- Myths about child labor abound / Global March Against Child Labour -- Child domestic workers are often mistreated / Human Rights Watch -- In South Asia, carpets are made using child labor / The Anti-Slavery Society -- Fine carpets are not made using child labor / Lissa Wyman -- West African cocoa farmers use child slave labor / Victoria Lambert -- For Egyptian children, child labor is a way of life / Alaa Shahine -- ch. 2. The dangers of child labor -- Kenyan children harvest crops in dangerous conditions / Karen Fanning -- In Southeast Asia and elsewhere, child sex tourism is a significant problem / Natalie Ann McCauley -- Columbia's girl prostitutes must be removed from danger / Drea Knufken -- Where there is war, there are child soldiers / Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers -- Bolivia's children labor in dangerous coal mines / Laura Baas -- England's working children need more protection / P.J. White -- South Asian bonded child laborers suffer a wide range of abuses / The Child Workers in Asia Foundation -- ch. 3. Defending child labor -- For Uzbekistan's poverty-stricken families, child labor is a necessary evil / Sunny Ntayombya -- Child work serves a need in many impoverished nations / Sam Vaknin -- Bangladeshi families suffer due to new child labor laws / Evelyn Iritani -- Child labor is a necessary step on the way to national prosperity / Radley Balko -- ch. 4. Efforts to end child labor around the world -- "Mainstreaming" is a successful approach to ending child labor / International Labour Organization -- Banning child labor won't solve the problem / Amela Karabegovic and Jason Clemens -- Campaigns to end child labor should focus on sending every child to school / Gerard Oonk -- Corporations must take responsibility for child labor / Poulomi Saha and Tobias Webb -- Ireland must join the fight against child labor / Justin Kilcullen -- Brazil is leading the way toward eliminating child labor / International Labour Organization -- The Philippines has taken measures to end the worst forms of child labor / Visayan Forum Foundation -- India has begun to address the complex problem of child labor / Anupama Katakam.
Abstract A collection of essays dealing with child labor issues.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009005238
ISBN9780737743302 (hardcover)
ISBN0737743301 (hardcover)
ISBN9780737743296 (pbk.)
ISBN0737743298 (pbk.)

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