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This manual outlines key concepts and provides tools and strategies to help during every phase of the criminal justice response to child labor. Beginning with an overview of the crime in Jamaica and globally, the manual includes recommended best practices for how to identify, protect and work with victims, how to collect admissible evidence, and how to provide testimony that can lead to the conviction of culprits.

A narrative companion to the ILO's 2018, "Revised draft guidelines concerning the measurement of forced labour".  This document provides the rationale and considerations that the ILO's Working Group on Statistics of Forced Labour considered when drafting the 2018 draft guidelines.  

This "room document", compiled for the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (Geneva, 10-19 October 2018), is organized into 9 sections: an introductory section (Section 1), objectives and scope (Section 2), main concepts and definitions (Section 3), items of data collection (Section 4), data sources(Section 5),survey design (Section 6), role of interviewers and ethical considerations (Section 7), data analysis and international reporting (Section 8) and global estimation and follow‐up activities (Section 9). 

This assessment of the Labor Inspectorate was conducted to contribute to a better understanding of the legislative, social and administrative environment in which Inspectors and Controllers function and the challenges they face in their day-to-day work. This document includes an overview of sectors in which child labor is most prevalent, an overview of the legal and policy framework relevant to addressing child labor, information on different actors' activities to address child labor,  as well as an overview of the labor inspectorate. Based on information gathered from desk research and interviews with key stakeholders, this assessment then formulates recommendations on how the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the Department to Combat Child Labor (DLTE) and the regional labor offices can improve their effectiveness and efficiency in combatting child labor.

A press briefing by Hon. Joseph Amenowode Member of Parliament (MP) for Afadjato and Chair of the Select Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises. The press briefing announces the launch of a Platform of ECOWAS Parliamentarians against Child Labour. Additionally, the press briefing also provides information on the situation of child labor in Ghana, existing regulations, as well as efforts and interventions made to address child labor.

This document provides an overview of some of the child labor related findings from a Ghana Living Standards Survey, as well as information regarding the situation of child labor, existing regulations,  as well as efforts and interventions made to address child labor in Ghana. The document also provides information on the launch of a Platform of  ECOWAS Parliamentarians against Child Labour.
 

A capacity and coordination review commissioned by the ILO/IPEC Cocoa Communities Project in Ghana. This is volume I of the report on the assessment, detailing the findings and recommendations for strengthening national capacity to coordinate and implement the NP on child labor in Ghana. Volume II of the report contains more detailed information on the process and methodology employed in the assessment as well as annexes. The reports are contained in two volumes to make it easier to read. The review looks into national, district and local capacity to implement the NPA and to coordinate interventions to eliminate child labor. The main focus for the exercise is on coordination, but other dimensions of capacity are also explored. Therefore, this report includes conclusions and recommendations pertaining to coordination, but also towards other dimensions of capacity that were found to be critical.

Report presenting results of a study meant to provide information on factors contributing to child labor and child trafficking mainly in the traditional weaving sector in Ethiopia. The research includes information on the reasons why children engage in child labor and what factors are contributing to child trafficking within the country both from the source (push) and destination points (pull).

A report presenting results of research into the types and the magnitude of workplace hazards children were exposed to in Ethiopia, especially in the traditional weaving, farming and fishing sectors. Presents suggestions for standards that could be imposed upon informal labor sectors in two zones of the South Nation and Nationalities People Region, Wolayta and Gamo Gofa, and Guliele Sub-city in Addis Ababa administrative city.

This reference material is an addendum to the School Management Committee Resource Handbook. This addendum introduces three important reference materials: Child Labour, Governance and Leadership. Child labour is captured under Section 2 (Access and participation) of the training manual. Leadership and governance is captured under section 3 (management efficiency). This addendum seeks to provide information to trainers/facilitators using the updated SMC Training Manual.

This  guide  is  a  joint  endeavor  by  Verité  and  the  Labour  Department  to  help  build the  capacities  of  labor  inspectors  to  conduct  labor  inspections  in  both  the  formal and  informal  sectors  with  emphasis  on  the  informal  sector  with  the  incidence  of forced  labor  with its negative consequences on individuals, families, societies and the nation of Ghana as a whole. It will also increase collaboration and coordination amongst stakeholders working on forced labor and human trafficking to share information for improved performance.