Book title
The Elgar Companion to the Law and Practice of the International Labour Organization
The ILO and the Elimination of Child Labour
Abstract
The Chapter analyzes the International Labour Organization's (ILO) foundational and normative strategies to abolish child labor worldwide. The text evaluates the structural components of key regulatory frameworks, specifically Convention No. 138 (Minimum Age) and Convention No. 182 (Worst Forms of Child Labour). It demonstrates how labor statistics clarify normative definitions of child work and explores how the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) and related supervisory bodies monitor compliance. Finally, the chapter maps global child labor distributions and addresses systemic overlaps between ILO conventions and external international human rights campaigns
Recommended Citation
Sankaran, Kamala, "The ILO and the Elimination of Child Labour" (2026). Book Chapters. 45.
https://repository.nls.ac.in/book_chapters/45
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Year
2026