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The Challenges of Child Labour Research: Data Challenges and Opportunities

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This Rapid Review is an attempt to instigate a broader discussion on child labour by considering the various dimensions and angles associated with the phenomenon beyond the straitjacket definitions provided in most reports.

Local Government Leadership for Sanitation and Hygiene in West Africa

This rapid desk-based study focused on local governments, given their increasing importance in ensuring improved access to Sanitation &...

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.

Policies and Politics Around Children’s Work in Ghana

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper explores policy and legislation aimed at preventing, regulating, and abolishing harmful children’s work in Ghana, and the political debates and controversies surrounding these mechanisms. The paper critically interrogates the successes and challenges of previous and current policies and interventions.

Disabled Children and Work: An Overview of a Neglected Topic with a Specific Focus on Ghana

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper provides an overview of issues related to disabled children and work. It reviews the limited literature on the topic and provides some reflections on the possible involvement of disabled children in work, their routes into work, its potential causes and consequences.