Child Labour and the role of the school

Covid-19 will aggravate the problem of child labor. The traditional policy to fight this has relied heavily on role school. Empirical evidence shows that benefits basic education for poor families are very high. Yet, these high returns may be a statistical illusion when social and economic inequality prevail. In case, while fighting enhancing mobility, emphasis should put school as provider goods services: maintaining Conditional Cash Transfer programs. This is more urgent pandemic forcing temporary closures.