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Child labour and its impact on children’s access to and participation in primary education: A case study from Tanzania.
This 100 page document is one in a series of Educational Papers published by the UK Government Department for International Development. It can be downloaded from the DFID website (PDF file 800k).

International Labour Organization and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation website
This site is part of an inter-regional initiative to address the problem of the worst forms of child labour and the lack of educational opportunities in Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The initiative encourages APEC Member Economies to use education and training to combat child labour as part of their overall growth and economic development strategy.

Planning Working Children’s Education: A guide for education sector planners
This paper provides analysis of working children’s situations and their relation to education strategies. It analyses eight case studies, commissioned by Save the Children, of education provision for working children, as well as Save the Children’s own experience in supporting education for working children. The paper includes a set of recommendations on how the needs of working children should be addressed within education sector planning.
Download this document as a PDF file (195k)

Article from Newsletter 10
Including working children in education, Yemen

Article from Newsletter 8
Working children and education

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13/07/2006