Children at work
Subtitle: health and safety risks
By: Valentina Forastieri.
Contributors: International Labour Office.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: ILO child labour collection
Publisher: ILO
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Child labor -- Health aspects.; Child labor -- Law and legislation.; Child welfare.; Industrial accidents.; Industrial hygiene -- Law and legislation.; Industrial safety -- Law and legislation.; Labor laws and legislation, International.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-160) and index.
Also available via Internet from International Labour Organization web site (PDF file only). Address as of 4/19/2002: http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/publ/chilwork.pdf.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part I: Children's health and hazardous work1; title: 1. Introduction1; title: 2. Current legislation and child labour3; title: International standards6; title: 3. Sources of information on the health of working children9; title: Data on occupational injuries and work-related diseases10; title: 4. The effects of work on the health status of working children. 11; title: Growth and development11; title: Malnutrition13; title: Morbidity and mortality15; title: Endemic diseases16; title: Diarrhoea17; title: Vitamin A deficiency17; title: Iron deficiency18; title: Iodine deficiency18; title: Acute respiratory infections (ARI)18; title: Adolescent health19; title: 5. Occupational hazards for working children in specific occupa-; title: tions and industries21; title: Examples of hazardous occupations and their consequences; title: for the health of working children25; title: Occupational accidents55; title: Occupational diseases57; title: Ergonomic hazards58; title: Harmful substances and sources of exposure59; title: Exposure to physical agents74; title: Psychosocial hazards74; title: Part II. Strategies to address child labour from a health; title: perspective87; title: 1. Introduction87; title: 2. A policy framework at national level88; title: 3. Priorities for action89; title: 4. Evaluation of children's working conditions92; title: Identification and use of sources of information92; title: Expert system for the identification of occupational diseases; title: in clinical and surveillance applications98; title: Sentinel Health Event (occupational)105; title: Health status evaluation108; title: Recommendations concerning chemical exposure116; title: Exposure limits117; title: 5. An occupational safety and health programme118; title: Protected working conditions120; title: Extension of protection to other groups122; title: Access to health care through primary health care (PHC)122; title: Impact assessment127; title: Involvement of the paediatric community129; title: Rehabilitation130; title: 6. Education and training131; title: After-school and other special programmes132; title: Apprenticeship132; title: Access to education134; title: Health education135; title: 7. Ethical aspects136; title: 8. Mobilization and public awareness137; title: The role of the social partners138; title: Public awareness139; title: Community involvement141; title: Strategies for communication and information dissemination142; title: 9. Legislation and enforcement145; title: 10. ILO action in this field147; title: 11. Final remarks148.