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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.

This document is a technical summary report derived from the Study produced by CRECE in 2020, which describes its main findings on child labor. It is important to mention that this Study was the Colombia Avanza project ́s first approach in its analysis of the participation of children and adolescents in the production of coffee in Colombia.

Technical Document on Child Labor In The Coffee Sector Derived From, “Study Of Child Labor in The Coffee Sector In Colombia,” Carried Out by the Center for Regional Coffee and Business Research - This document is a technical summary report derived from the Study produced by CRECE in 2020, which describes its main findings on child labor. It is important to mention that this Study was the Colombia Avanza project ́s first approach in its analysis of the participation of children and adolescents in the production of coffee in Colombia.

A news article about new labor reforms in Saudi Arabia such as the ability for migrant workers to choose another employer or return home after their contract expires.

An article about a worker in the Indonesian fishing industry who experienced harmful labor practices. This worker was aided by a labor practices observer who aided the worker by connecting him to SAFE Seas resources.

Graphic (with photo and message) created as part of an ILO social media campaign about COVID-19's impacts on child labor.

Teenagers Who Work and the Adolescent Work Regime Protected in Argentina - This document aims to: (a) analyze the regulatory and institutional framework in which Argentina promotes the protection of adolescent labor (b) characterize where working adolescents are and under what conditions they carry out their activities; (c) identify and describe the limits and strengths of the statistical sources that characterize the situation of adolescents who work in Argentina.

A report commissioned by Winrock International to review and collate global evidence on effective programs, initiatives, efforts, and practices to better address child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking, with a focus on enforcement in labor and criminal systems.

A progress report document outlining the highlights of efforts made by the ATLAS project between January 2019 through June 2020. ATLAS is a project which supports government efforts to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking through streghening legal frameworks, improving enforcement of the labor and criminal frameworks, and increasing coordination between government and social protection entities.

A quarterly progress report document outlining the global achievements and achievements in Thailand and Paragruay made by the ATLAS project between July 2020 through September 2020. ATLAS is a project which supports government efforts to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.