More is more. Combined livelihood-education interventions and their effect on child labour in the agricultural sector
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| author | Vera Chiodi Verónica Escudero |
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| contents | More is more. Combined livelihood-education interventions and their effect on child labour in the agricultural sector Vera Chiodi Verónica Escudero What works to reduce child labour in agriculture? In this paper, we evaluate two randomised livelihood intervention programs, aimed to reduce child labour, particularly in its most exploitative forms, in rural areas of Peru. We evaluate a livelihood intervention provided to farmers in Peru that use the labour of their children on their family farms, accompanied by an education intervention aimed to improve the quality of schools and an awareness-raising intervention. We find that when the livelihood intervention is provided alone, it does not improve economic conditions, and hence generally fails to reduce child labour rates in rural areas. However, when the livelihood intervention is combined with measures to improve the quality of education, we see a reduction in hazardous child labour and child labour overall. Awareness-raising interventions, aimed at changing the perceptions of parents through community interaction, appear to have also had an effect in the reduction of child labour, and these effects were reinforced by education interventions. Results indicate that a comprehensive approach including livelihood support with education and awareness-raising components is a more effective way to reduce child labour and hazardous labour for children in the agricultural sector. 10.1080/19439342.2024.2376559 DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2024.2376559 publication.journalArticle |
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| spellingShingle | More is more. Combined livelihood-education interventions and their effect on child labour in the agricultural sector Vera Chiodi Verónica Escudero More is more. Combined livelihood-education interventions and their effect on child labour in the agricultural sector Vera Chiodi Verónica Escudero What works to reduce child labour in agriculture? In this paper, we evaluate two randomised livelihood intervention programs, aimed to reduce child labour, particularly in its most exploitative forms, in rural areas of Peru. We evaluate a livelihood intervention provided to farmers in Peru that use the labour of their children on their family farms, accompanied by an education intervention aimed to improve the quality of schools and an awareness-raising intervention. We find that when the livelihood intervention is provided alone, it does not improve economic conditions, and hence generally fails to reduce child labour rates in rural areas. However, when the livelihood intervention is combined with measures to improve the quality of education, we see a reduction in hazardous child labour and child labour overall. Awareness-raising interventions, aimed at changing the perceptions of parents through community interaction, appear to have also had an effect in the reduction of child labour, and these effects were reinforced by education interventions. Results indicate that a comprehensive approach including livelihood support with education and awareness-raising components is a more effective way to reduce child labour and hazardous labour for children in the agricultural sector. 10.1080/19439342.2024.2376559 DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2024.2376559 publication.journalArticle |
| title | More is more. Combined livelihood-education interventions and their effect on child labour in the agricultural sector |
| url | https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/More-is-more-Combined-livelihood-education-interventions/995712614902676 |