Ghana | Solidarity Center

Child Labor Stems from Lack of Good Jobs for Adults

June 12, 2015
Tula Connell

Related Topics:: child labor, Ghana, gold mining, human rights, labor, Solidarity Center, unions, worker rights

Some 168 million children remain trapped in child labor—11 percent of the world’s child population—even as 200 million youth in 2012 were working but earning less than $2 per day, according to an International Labor Organization (ILO) report released this week. “Both child labor and the youth decent work deficit are symptomatic of the general… [READ MORE]

Briefing: Decent Work for Adults Can Reduce Child Labor

April 9, 2014
Tula Connell

Related Topics:: child labor, Ghana, human rights, labor, Shawna Bader-Blau, Solidarity Center, Tom Harkin, unions, worker rights

Reducing and eliminating child labor requires a focus on decent work for adults, said Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau, speaking yesterday on Capitol Hill. Such an approach, she said, must build the capacity of vulnerable workers to negotiate the terms of their employment and to advocate for local and national policies that address the… [READ MORE]