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Child slavery now : a contemporary reader / edited by Gary Craig
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: [Bristol, U.K.] ; Portland, Or : Policy Press, 2010Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xv, 341 p.)) : ill., mapsISBN:- 9781283055215
- 128305521X
- 9781847429469
- 1847426093
- 1847426107
- 9781847426093
- 9781847426109
- 331.31
- 306.362083
- HD6231
Contents:
Summary: Around 210 million children are still in slavery today. This groundbreaking book shows why they remain locked in slavery, the ways in which they are exploited and how they can be emancipated. It also reminds us that all consumers are implicated in modern childhood slavery.Summary: Intro -- CHILD SLAVERY NOW -- Contents -- Acknowledgments and dedication -- Notes on contributors -- List of abbreviations -- List of boxes, figures, tables and photos -- Introduction -- Origins -- Themes -- Outline -- one. Child slavery today -- Concept of child slavery -- From 'slavery' to 'slavery and practices similar to slavery' -- What is 'child slavery'? -- Ensuring that international agreements are put into action? -- Magnitude and appearances: a global overview -- Overview by type of child slavery -- Responses -- Conclusion: looking ahead -- two. Constructing the international legal framework -- Introduction -- Prohibition of slavery -- Slavery and servitude -- Slavery, servitude and forced labour -- Inception of child-specific rights -- Child labour -- Child trafficking -- Implementation and enforcement -- Conclusion -- three. Just out of reach -- Introduction -- Worst forms of child labour under international law -- A brief note on methodology -- Extent of ILO Convention No 182 implementation -- Conclusion and recommendations -- four. Child domestic labour -- Introduction -- Who are child domestic workers? -- How and why do children become domestic workers? -- Legal context -- Child domestic labour: some key concerns -- Impact of child domestic labour on children -- Conclusion -- five. Child trafficking -- Understanding child trafficking -- Magnitude and nature of the problem -- Learning and applying lessons -- towards effective responses -- Conclusion -- six. Clarity and consistency in understanding child exploitation -- Introduction -- Why is it important to understand child exploitation? -- International framework -- UK legal framework -- Commonly identified forms of child exploitation -- Key characteristics in any understanding of what is child exploitation -- Conclusion.PPN: PPN: 809264447Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PBE | ZDB-30-PQE | ZDB-38-EBR
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