Introduction Burn H. Weston
Part 1 Clarifying the Problem
1 Rethinking Child Labor: A Multidimensional Human Rights Problem = 3
Burn H. Weston and Mark B. Teerink
2 Defining Child Labor as if Human Rights Really Matter = 27
Judith Ennew, William E. Myers, and
Dominique Pierre Plateau
3 Child Labor and the Rights of children: Historical = 55
Patterns of Decline and Persistence
Hugh Cunningham and Shelton Stromquist
Part 2 The Standards-based Response of the World Community
4 Child Labor Standards: From Treaties to Labels = 87
Holly Cullen
5 Translating Standards into Practice: Confronting = 117
Transnational Barriers S.L.Bachman
6 Translating Standards into Practice: Confronting Local = 143
Barriers Michael F.C.Bourdillon
Part 3 Case studies
7 Combating Child Labor in Tanzania: A Beginning = 169
Donald Mmari
8 Combating Child Labor in the Philippines: Listening to Children = 187
Victoria V. Rialp
9 Combating Child Labor in Brazil: Social Movements in Action = 209
Benedito Rodrigues dos Santos
Part 4 Toward Progressive Change
10 Abolishing Child Labor: A Multifaceted Human Rithts Solution = 235
Burns H. Weston and Mark B. Teerink
11 Conceiving Child Labor in Human Rights Terms: = 267
Can it Mobilize Progressive Change?
David M. Post
12 Working Children as Change Makers: Perspectives from the South = 293
Victo P. Karunan
13 Shifting Positions on child Labor: The views and Practice = 319
of Intergovernmental Organizations
Ben White
14 Nongovernmental Organizations in the struggle against child labor = 343
Laurie S. Wiseberg
15 Earning and Learning: Tensions and Compatibility = 377
Susan L. Bissel
16 Trade-Based Strategies for Combating Child Labor = 401
Frank J. Garcia and Soohyun Jun
Part 5 Conclusion: Contributors' Consensus
17 Bringing Human Rights to child labor: Guiding Principles and Call to Aciton = 427
Burns H. Weston
List of Abbreviations and acronyms = 437
Appendix: Selected Provisions of Key Instuments = 445
Bibliography = 463
The Contributors = 513
Index = 517
About the book = 541
Part 1 Clarifying the Problem
1 Rethinking Child Labor: A Multidimensional Human Rights Problem = 3
Burn H. Weston and Mark B. Teerink
2 Defining Child Labor as if Human Rights Really Matter = 27
Judith Ennew, William E. Myers, and
Dominique Pierre Plateau
3 Child Labor and the Rights of children: Historical = 55
Patterns of Decline and Persistence
Hugh Cunningham and Shelton Stromquist
Part 2 The Standards-based Response of the World Community
4 Child Labor Standards: From Treaties to Labels = 87
Holly Cullen
5 Translating Standards into Practice: Confronting = 117
Transnational Barriers S.L.Bachman
6 Translating Standards into Practice: Confronting Local = 143
Barriers Michael F.C.Bourdillon
Part 3 Case studies
7 Combating Child Labor in Tanzania: A Beginning = 169
Donald Mmari
8 Combating Child Labor in the Philippines: Listening to Children = 187
Victoria V. Rialp
9 Combating Child Labor in Brazil: Social Movements in Action = 209
Benedito Rodrigues dos Santos
Part 4 Toward Progressive Change
10 Abolishing Child Labor: A Multifaceted Human Rithts Solution = 235
Burns H. Weston and Mark B. Teerink
11 Conceiving Child Labor in Human Rights Terms: = 267
Can it Mobilize Progressive Change?
David M. Post
12 Working Children as Change Makers: Perspectives from the South = 293
Victo P. Karunan
13 Shifting Positions on child Labor: The views and Practice = 319
of Intergovernmental Organizations
Ben White
14 Nongovernmental Organizations in the struggle against child labor = 343
Laurie S. Wiseberg
15 Earning and Learning: Tensions and Compatibility = 377
Susan L. Bissel
16 Trade-Based Strategies for Combating Child Labor = 401
Frank J. Garcia and Soohyun Jun
Part 5 Conclusion: Contributors' Consensus
17 Bringing Human Rights to child labor: Guiding Principles and Call to Aciton = 427
Burns H. Weston
List of Abbreviations and acronyms = 437
Appendix: Selected Provisions of Key Instuments = 445
Bibliography = 463
The Contributors = 513
Index = 517
About the book = 541