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Child Labour Exploitation

Kurtuluş Yılmaz Genç (Giresun University, Turkey)

Being a Child in a Global World

ISBN: 978-1-80117-241-7, eISBN: 978-1-80117-240-0

Publication date: 30 September 2022

Abstract

This chapter aims to evaluate the problem of child labour exploitation in the world. In this framework, the definition of the concept, the causes, the chronology of global regulations on the topic, the risks that child labourers face are given. The basic result of the chapter is the recognition of the importance of the relationship between child labour and economic conditions. Accordingly, when the wealth levels of countries increase, the number of child labourer decreases.

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Genç, K.Y. (2022), "Child Labour Exploitation", Yerdelen, B.K., Elbeyoğlu, K., Sirkeci, O., Işıkçı, Y.M., Grima, S. and Dalli Gonzi, R.E. (Ed.) Being a Child in a Global World, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-240-020221007

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