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Working Paper

26 April 2021

Children’s Work in West African Cocoa Production: Drivers, Contestations and Critical Reflections

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Cocoa farming in West Africa has a long history of relying on family labour, including children’s labour. Increasingly, global concern is voiced about the hazardous nature of children’s work, without considering how it contributes to their social development.

Dorte Thorsen
Dorte Thorsen
Roy Maconachie
Action on Children’s Harmful Work in African Agriculture Ghana Sub Saharan Africa
Working Paper

17 November 2020

Theorising ‘Harm’ in Relation to Children’s Work

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

A central and implicit issue that shapes the present political and institutional consensus surrounding child labour is the notion of harm. Although efforts to address children’s work rest firmly on assumptions about what is harmful, no coherent theory of harm exists

Roy Maconachie & 2 others
Action on Children’s Harmful Work in African Agriculture
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