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A guide for employers and employers' organizations on how to use the "Safe Work for Youth Kit", a training kit developed to help the Myanmar construction industry stay free of child labour  and  ensure  that  the  younger  workers  at  construction  sites  are  safe  from  exploitative  and  dangerous work.  

A booklet directed to owners, managers, and supervisors of garment factories in Myanmar where young workers are employed, especially those between 14 and 18 years old.  Describes what owners, managers, and supervisors need to know when hiring and managing younger workers and how to improve the work site so it is profitable, productive and safe.

Gender Gaps in Mining: Colombian Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining from a Gender Perspective: This study aims to contribute to the understanding of gender inequalities in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) through the thoughts, visions and perceptions of male and female miners about them; as well as analyze from a gender perspective the regulations and public policies applicable to the mining sector.

Livelihoods in Colombia: The Livelihoods program developed by Pact in Colombia has led rural communities in a situation of poverty to grow and move towards prosperity. Pact's work has had a significant impact on the lives of historically marginalized households, including populations engaged in artisanal and small-scale gold and coal mining.

Fledglings, Idle People and Warriors: Perception Study on Child Labor in Mining Areas of Colombia: This qualitative study examines the perceptions that those directly involved have about child labor. By directly involved we refer to minors who work or they might be able to work and the adults responsible for their upbringing. This document contains five stories that show the narration of the participants in a fictional format. They are stories about the experiences of these families around child labor. They collect the description of their environment, their way of expressing themselves, their anecdotes, their expectations and desires from the observer's point of view.

Perceptions and Imaginaries about Child Labor in Colombian Gold and Coal Mining: This study tries to identify these relationships and propose alternatives to overcome the factors that promote and justify it. The study combines quantitative and qualitative social research techniques to obtain a different perception, with an internalized vision of the causes of child labor, both at a general level and at a particular level in the Colombian ASM of coal and gold. In addition, it offers an analysis without barriers, which highlights the point of view of miners and shows the importance of taking their opinions into account, with a view to making them the agents of change on child labor.

Survey of the Final Line of the Somos Tesoro Project: This study measures the change in the prevalence of Child Labor in eight municipalities in the departments of Antioquia and Boyacá in Colombia, where the NGO Pact, carried out the Somos Tesoro project between the end of 2013 and 2017, focused on child labor in mining. This report statistically tested the difference in variables and indicators of interest, between a baseline survey (November 2014 - February 2015) and the final line survey (March - April 2018). The quantitative analysis is complemented with a qualitative analysis carried out from four focus groups with parents of households participating in the Project.

This case study report provides an overview of the AYEDI project goals as well as an overview of the activities executed  by the project, such as the creation of AYEDI Youth Empowerment Clubs which helped to prepare youth to select and succeed in their livelihood pathways. The case study also reveals the elements contributing to the success of the project as well as an overview of the key lessons learned.

This infographic provides high-level statistical findings from Viet Nam's 2018 National Child Labour Survey.

The Jamaica National Youth Activity Survey (JYAS) 2016 is the product of a partnership between the Statistical Institute of Jamaica and the International Labour Organization (ILO). It is the first stand-alone survey of children’s activities conducted nationally. The main objective of the survey is to collect comprehensive information on children’s engagement in economic activities. The JYAS 2016 report provides quantitative, reliable and updated statistics on working children, child labour, and hazardous work performed by children in Jamaica. Detailed in this report is statistical information on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of working children aged 5 to 17 years as well as related information on the households to which they belong. The report includes an analysis of fundamental child labour-related issues, such as children’s involvement in economic activity, types and characteristics of child labour and children’s working environment. It also contains findings about children’s non-economic activities, principally school attendance and engagement in household chores.