Child Labor in the Coffee Sector in Colombia - Synthesis

This  document  is  a  synthesis  of  the  "Study  of  Child  Labor  in  the  Coffee  Sector  in  Colombia." The  document  is  divided  into five sections. The first  section presents  the  concepts  associated  with  child  labor, the  current  regulatory  framework,  and  the  scope  and limitations of the study. The second section summarizes the methodology designed and applied in the study. The third section describes the characteristics of the children and adolescents and their households, as well as their  participation  in  coffee  activities; the  risks  of  child  labor  in  the  sector; and  the  actors'  perspective. The fourth section analyzes and discusses the causes and implications of child labor for the coffee sector; the causes of the participation of children and adolescents in coffee activities ;and the characteristics of the recreational and extracurricular opportunities for children and adolescents. The final part of the paper presents the public policy recommendations that emerge from the study's findings.