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Child Labour in Agriculture: The demand side

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Beirut, Lebanon ;

Pages 82 p.

Author FAO and UNICEF

Publisher FAO and UNICEF ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-131252-0

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In 2013, a National Action Plan (NAP) was developed to eliminate the worst forms of child labour by 2016, which was subsequently revised and extended by the Ministry of Labour (MOL) until 2019. To support the Government of Lebanon in its efforts to address the problem of child labour, FAO and UNICEF jointly commissioned the Consultation and Research Institute to undertake the present study, Child labour in agriculture: The demand side. This study examines the characteristics and working conditions of children aged between 5 and 17 years who are working in the agriculture sector in Lebanon. The research was based on (1) a desk review; (2) a survey of 422 farmers who employ children; and (3) in-depth interviews with 90 participants, including farmers who employ children, shawishs (coordinators of tented camps) who recruit such children, and children who work on farms. Recommendations of the report are intended to feed into the implementation strategy of the NAP.

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​FAO and UNICEF. 2019. Child Labour in Agriculture: The Demand Side. Lebanon. 65 pp. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO

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