Reference Texts

• What is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child?
• The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Simplified)
• What is child exploitation?
• Common forms of child labour
• What are the origins of this phenomenon?
• Where are children exploited?
• The consequences of child labour
• Organisations helping children
• Proposed Actions
• Myths and realities of child labour
• Child labour policy in Quebec

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The majority of the information comes from the International Labour Office, UNICEF, and the writings of Bénédicte Manier, Le Travail des enfants dans le monde, 1999.