An Effective Child-Labor Law

Child Law

a ere the law is stated first and followed by explanatory or guiding notes as thought tyi^Priate, Dr. James has written the book in the style of a series of lectures or papers le references to various acts and reports, etc., given by way of footnotes. This tends to Sen the workaday use of the book, though it will have its use for reference purposes. Vnfortunately Dr. James has tried to achieve ...

Local Labor Demand and Child Labor

This paper uses micro data from the Brazilian PNAD between 1981 and 2002 to ascertain the role of local labor demand play in shaping work and schooling decisions of children aged 10-15. Using male adult employment by state and year as a proxy for labor demand, we find evidence that contrary to the widespread view that child labor is procyclical among young children (ages 1012) employment (schoo...

Labor Law and Its Reform

Child Bonded Labor

Bonded labor has been already widespread since ancient times and has flourished at various periods in most countries. Bonded labor is outlawed by the 1956 U.N. Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, and most countries have passed their own ban. However, it is estimated that millions of people are still held in bo...

Gender and the Factors Affecting Child Labor in Iran: an Application of IV-TOBIT Model

In this paper we first intend to examine the probability of falling into the realm of child labor by using conditional probability theorem. Furthermore, we will compare the extent of each factor’s effect on boys and girls using a TOBIT regression model. Finally we will analyze aspects of Iran’s labor market to assess the future ahead of the children who work at present. As the results will show...