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Urban Neighbourhood Dynamics and the Worst Forms of Child Labour

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

While the worst forms of child labour (WFCL) is not only an urban phenomenon, evidence suggests that WFCL emerges in cities in unique ways due to the complex structures and dynamics of urban systems.

Supply Chains, the Informal Economy, and the Worst Forms of Child Labour

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

As a cohort of people, ‘children in work’ have become critical to the everyday functioning of diverse supply chain systems. This Working Paper considers diverse commodity chains (leather, waste, recycling and sex) to explore the business realities that generate child labour in its worst forms.

How Does Participatory Action Research Generate Innovation? Findings from a Rapid Realist Review

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This Emerging Evidence Report shares evidence of how, for whom, and under what circumstances, Participatory Action Research (PAR) leads to innovative actions. A rapid realist review was undertaken to develop programme theories that explain how PAR generates innovation.

Designing a Participatory Programme at Scale: Phases 1 and 2 of the CLARISSA Programme on Worst Forms of Child Labour

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

CLARISSA (Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia) is a large-scale Participatory Action Research programme which aims to identify, evidence, and promote effective multi-stakeholder action to tackle the drivers of the worst forms of child labour in selected supply chains in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar.

Monitoring sanitation campaigns: Targets, Reporting and Realism

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Many governments in Asia and Africa have set ambitious target dates for their countries becoming open defecation free (ODF). Some have...

Nepal Sanitation Movement Lessons Learnt on Targets and Monitoring

Many governments in Asia and Africa have set ambitious target dates for their countries becoming open defecation free (ODF). Some have...

Bonded: Life Stories from Agricultural Communities in South-Eastern Nepal

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

In the Terai region of South-Eastern Nepal, there persists a form of agricultural bonded labour called Harwa-Charwa, rooted in agricultural feudal social relations. The Terai has a long and dynamic political history with limited employment opportunities and high levels of migration.