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LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT > CHILD LABOUR

Preferred term

CHILD LABOUR  

Definition

  • WORK CARRIED OUT BY CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE, USUALLY PART-TIME

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • CHILD EMPLOYMENT
  • EMPLOYMENT OF SCHOOLCHILDREN

Scope note

  • WHERE THE EMPHASIS IS ON THE EXPLOITATION OF CHILD WORKERS USE 'EXPLOITATION OF CHILD LABOUR'.

History note

  • TERM CREATED MARCH 2004. PREVIOUSLY THE TERM 'CHILD WORKERS' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/b8314fb8-c59b-4121-bdc7-627b9036b372

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