The International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) is the authoritative body to set global standards in labour statistics. The Conference is usually convened every five years. Its 18th session is to be held in Geneva from 24 November to 5 December 2008.
One of the agenda items to be discussed at the 2008 ICLS will be child labour. The objective is to adopt a resolution setting measurement standards in this important area.
During the 17th ICLS, held in 2003, “…many participants stressed the need to develop a precise international statistical definition of child labour, including hazardous work, and methodological guidelines to ensure comparability across countries and over time. There was unanimous support from the Conference for the development of a resolution on child labour statistics for presentation at the next ICLS.” (Final Report, 17th ICLS, Geneva 2003)
This section of the website aims at disseminating key documents of relevance to the forthcoming discussion of child labour statistics at the 2008 ICLS. It contains working papers preparing the ground for the draft resolution as well as eventually the documents to be submitted for discussion at the Conference.
- Documents from the 17th ICLS 2003
- Preparatory research and reports:
- Measuring child labour: Discussion note for country consultation in Bangladesh
- Measuring child labour: Discussion note for country consultation in Cambodia
- Measuring child labour: Discussion note for country consultation in Brazil
- Measuring child labour: Discussions note for country consultation in Senegal
- Explaining the demand and supply of child labour: A review of the underlying theories
- Towards an internationally accepted statistical definition of child labour: Children’s activities and their definitions
- Literature review: Children’s non-schooling activities and their impact on children’s health, education and well-being
- Comparison of survey instruments for collecting data on child labour
- Defining Child Labour: A review of the definitions of child labour used in academic and policy research (forthcoming)
- Child Labour, Education and Health: A review of the literature (forthcoming) - Final Reports of the Tripartite Regional Meetings to discuss the Draft Resolution on Child Labour Statistics:
- Latin America and the Caribbean (4-5 December 2007, Lima)
- Asia and the Pacific (31 Jan – 1 Feb 2008, Manila)
- Europe and North America (28 – 29 Feb 2008, Berlin)
- Africa (26-27 March 2008, Addis Ababa) - Report for the Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics, Geneva, 1-10 April 2008 (Document for discussion)
- Report for the Meeting of Experts on Labour Statistics, Geneva, 1-10 April 2008 (Final report)
- 2008 ICLS Conference documents (early October 2008)
- Follow-up action by IPEC (to be operational from early 2009 onwards)