Child labor and human rights : making children matter / edited by Burns H. Weston.
Weston, Burns H., 1933-2015.
2005
HD6231 .C454 2005 (Mapit)
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Title Child labor and human rights : making children matter / edited by Burns H. Weston.
ISBN 9781588263490 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1588263495 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781588263247 (alk. paper)
158826324X (alk. paper)
Imprint Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005.
Language English
Description xxv, 539 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number HD6231 .C454 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification 331.3/1
Summary "Child Labor and Human Rights provides a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of child labor from a human rights perspective. The authors consider the connections between human rights and abusive child labor, the pros and cons of a rights-based approach to the problem, and specific strategies for effective change. They make an indispensable contribution to the growing effort to abolish abusive and exploitive child labor practices."--BOOK JACKET.
Note Simultaneously published in the U.K.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available Note View table of contents on the Internet via the World Wide Web.
Added Author Weston, Burns H., 1933-2015.
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Rethinking child labor: a multidimensional human rights problem / Burns H. Weston and Mark B. Teerink
Defining child labor as if human rights matter / Judith Ennew, William E. Myers, Dominique Pierre Plateau
Child labor and the rights of children: historical patterns of decline and persistence / Hugh Cunningham and Shelton Stromquist
Child labor standards: from treaties to labels / Holly Cullen
Translating standards into practice: confronting transnational barriers / S. L. Bachman
Translating standards into practice: confronting local barriers / Michael F.C. Bourdillon
Combating child labor in Tanzania: a beginning / Donald Mmari
Combating child labor in the Philippines: listening to children / Victoria V. Rialp
Combating child labor in Brazil: social movements in action / Benedito Rodrigues dos Santos
Abolishing child labor: a multifaceted human rights solution / Burns H. Weston and Mark B. Teerink
Conceiving child labor in human rights terms: can it mobilize progressive change? / David M. Post
Working children as change-makers: perspectives from the South / Victor P. Karunan
Shifting positions on child labor: the views and practice of intergovernmental organizations / Ben White
Nongovernmental organizations in the struggle against child labor / Laurie S. Wiseberg
Earning and learning: tensions and compatibility / Susan L. Bissell
Trade-based strategies for combating child labor / Frank J. Garcia and Soohyun Jun
Bringing human rights to child labor: guiding principles and call to action / Burns H. Weston.

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