Research and Reports3 December 2017The importance of understanding and monitoring the effects of cash transfer programs on child labour and education: Findings from MalawiRead MoreThis paper presents findings from two studies focussed on the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme. It presents evidence that the programme increases child engagement in economic activities, but that is also results in benefits including higher school participation and better physical health.- Research and Reports24 November 2017Understanding trends in child labour, 2017Read MoreProduced by the Understanding Children’s Work (UCW) programme, the ILO research partnership with UNICEF and the World Bank on child labour and related issues, this report is aimed at helping to explain the recent trends in child labour.
Research and Reports19 September 2017Global estimates of child labour: Results and trends, 2012-2016Read MoreThis report, produced by the International Labour Organization, describes the scale and key characteristics of child labour throughout the world. While child labour has decreased globally since 2000, the rate of progress is insufficient to meet target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, child labour elimination by 2025. 152 million children remain in child labour and significant progress is needed in Africa, where child labour rates are the highest.- Research and Reports26 June 2017Effects of certification schemes for agricultural production on socio-economic outcomes in low and middle-income countries: A systematic reviewRead MoreThis review, carried out by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), evaluates 43 quantitative studies and 136 qualitative studies on certification schemes designed to make agricultural production socially sustainable.
Research and Reports1 January 2017Combatting Child Labour in Cocoa: Investor Expectations and Corporate Good PracticeRead MoreThis report outlines the expectations of cocoa industry investors in relation to child labour.