Child Labour

Goals and Indicators

INDICATOR NUMERATOR DENOMINATOR WSC MDG WFFC

1. Child labour Number of children 5-14 years who are involved in child labour

Total number of children aged 5-14 years surveyed

xxx

2. Labourer students Number of children aged 5-14 years involved in child labour activities that attend school

Total number of children aged 5-14 years involved in child labour activities

xxx

3. Student labourers Number of children aged 5-14 years attending schools who are involved in child labour activities

Total number of children aged 5-14 years attending school

xxx

Indicator for MICS3Indicator: Percentage of children 5-14 years of age involved in

child labour activities

• Numerator:– Ages 5-11

• at least one hour of economic activity or • at least 28 hours of household chores per week

– Ages 12-14• at least 14 hours of economic activity or• at least 28 hours of household chores per week

– Economic activity of children is defined as any paid or unpaid work for someone who is not a member of the household, or other family work

• Denominator: All children 5-14 years of age

CHILD LABOUR MODULE CL TO BE ADMINISTERED TO MOTHER/CARETAKER OF EACH CHILD IN THE HOUSEHOLD AGE 5 THROUGH 14 YEARS. FOR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS BELOW AGE 5 OR ABOVE AGE 14, LEAVE ROWS BLANK. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ABOUT ANY WORK CHILDREN IN THIS HOUSEHOLD MAY DO.

CL1. LINE NO.

CL2. NAME

CL3. DURING THE PAST

WEEK, DID (name) DO

ANY KIND OF WORK FOR SOMEONE WHO IS NOT A

MEMBER OF THIS

HOUSEHOLD? If yes: FOR PAY IN CASH

OR KIND? 1 YES, FOR PAY (CASH OR KIND) 2 YES, UNPAID 3 NO TO CL5

CL4. IF YES:

SINCE LAST (day of the week), ABOUT HOW MANY

HOURS DID HE/SHE

DO THIS WORK FOR

SOMEONE WHO IS

NOT A MEMBER OF

THIS HOUSEHOLD? IF MORE THAN ONE JOB, INCLUDE ALL HOURS AT ALL JOBS. RECORD RESPONSE THEN CL.6

CL5. AT ANY TIME

DURING THE PAST

YEAR, DID (name)

DO ANY KIND OF

WORK FOR

SOMEONE WHO IS

NOT A MEMBER OF

THIS HOUSEHOLD? If yes: FOR PAY IN

CASH OR KIND? 1 YES, FOR PAY (CASH OR KIND) 2 YES, UNPAID 3 NO

CL6. DURING THE PAST

WEEK, DID (name)

HELP WITH

HOUSEHOLD

CHORES SUCH AS SHOPPING, COLLECTING

FIREWOOD, CLEANING, FETCHING WATER, OR CARING FOR CHILDREN? 1 YES 2 NO TO CL8

CL7. If yes:

SINCE LAST (day of the week), ABOUT HOW MANY

HOURS DID HE/SHE

SPEND DOING

THESE CHORES?

CL8. DURING THE PAST

WEEK, DID (name)

DO ANY OTHER

FAMILY WORK (ON

THE FARM OR IN A BUSINESS OR

SELLING GOODS IN

THE STREET?) 1 YES 2 NO NEXT LINE

CL9. If yes:

SINCE LAST (day of the week), ABOUT HOW MANY

HOURS DID HE/SHE

DO THIS WORK?

LINE YES YES NO. NAME PAID UNPAID NO PAID PAID UNPAID NO YES NO NO. HOURS YES NO NO. HOURS

01 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

02 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

03 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

04 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

05 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

06 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

07 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

08 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

09 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

10 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

11 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

12 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

13 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

14 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

15 1 2 3 ____ ____ 1 2 3 1 2 ____ ____ 1 2 ____ ____

Indicator used in MICS2

Indicator: Percentage of children 5-14 years of age who are currently working

• Numerator: Children 5-14 years of age who have done any paid or unpaid work for someone who is not a member of the household or, in the last week, who did 4 or more hours per day of housekeeping chores in the household, or did other family work

• Denominator: All children 5-14 years of age

Table 42: Percentage of children 5-14 years of age who are currently working, Country, Year

Domestic work

Paid work Unpaid work < 4 hours/

day 4 or more hours/day

Currently working*

No. of children

Male Female 5-9 years 10-14 years Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Urban Rural Total *Monitoring Children’s Rights Indicator The table is based on the responses to a series of questions in the child labour module which is administered to the caretaker of each child in the household age 5-14 years. Children who have done any paid or unpaid work for someone who is not a member of the household (CL3 = 1, 2) or who did 4 or more hours/day of housekeeping chores in the household (CL6 = 1 and (CL7/7) > 4 hrs) or who did other family work (CL8 = 1) are considered to be currently working.

Table 42: Percentage of children 5-14 years of age who are currently working

Domestic work

Paid workUnpaidwork

< 4hours/day

4 or morehours/day

Currentlyworking

No. ofchildren

Male 2.0 4.7 49.4 25.8 31.7 1765Female 1.3 4.1 56.4 25.0 29.7 1685

5-9 years 0.5 1.7 46.9 18.3 20.3 167310-14 years 2.8 7.0 58.4 32.1 40.4 1776

Urban 1.8 3.3 54.1 20.1 24.6 1740Rural 1.5 5.5 51.6 30.8 36.9 1709

Total 1.7 4.4 52.8 25.4 30.7 3449

Methodological issues

• Household chores• Gender issue• Economic activity?• ILO and the World Bank?• Presentation of results for disadvantaged

groups

Child Labour, Education and thePrinciple of Non-Discrimination

Elizabeth D. Gibbons, Friedrich Huebler, and Edilberto Loaiza

Division of Policy and Planning, UNICEFNew York

June 9, 2004

Child Labour