Child Labour in Agriculture – Trade Issue

Häberli, Christian (30 April 2020). Child Labour in Agriculture – Trade Issue. In: Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum). FAO

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According to ILO/IPEC, Agriculture, including livestock production, fishing and aquaculture, is by far the most important sector where child labour is found, accounting for 59 per cent of all those in child labour, and over 98 million children in absolute terms. Moreover, agriculture is one of the three most dangerous sectors in terms of work-related fatalities, non-fatal accidents, and occupational diseases. However, arguably both social concerns and the economic impact may be less dramatic in agriculture than in manufacturing, mining and other hazardous employment, because it consists primarily of work on smallholder family farms. Yet, an 2011 Agricultural Household Model study in Uganda, India, Paraguay and other countries found that in the absence of efficient labour markets, land ownership and land reform programmes can actually increase child labour at the cost of schooling and/or leisure time.

Item Type:	Other
Division/Institute:	02 Faculty of Law > Department of Economic Law > World Trade Institute 10 Strategic Research Centers > World Trade Institute
UniBE Contributor:	Häberli, Christian Martin
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 340 Law 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 380 Commerce, communications & transportation
Publisher:	FAO
Language:	English
Submitter:	Pablo Rahul Das
Date Deposited:	05 May 2020 11:48
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 15:38
Additional Information:	Blogbeitrag
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/143814