Overview
Child labour has long been a major public health concern. Worldwide, an estimated 110 million children aged 5 to 14 years are engaged in hazardous work. This book takes a fresh look at the causes and consequences of child labour using a rights-oriented public health perspective. This perspective means that child labour is not just explored in terms of its impact on the health of individual children. Instead, child labour is considered in terms human rights and the economic, social and health effects on children, their families and the wider community. The book provides a thorough examination of the inter-relationships between economics, education, social values such as gender and religion, legislation and its enforcement, and above all human rights. Key health issues are discussed including hazard exposure, accidents, HIV and the psychosocial effects of child labour. A series of case studies describe the progress, or otherwise, that has been made at national level as well as some of the paradoxes faced by nations and communities trying to address the worst effects of child labour. The authors conclude with a discussion of how a rights-oriented public health perspective can assist in identifying sustainable solutions to child labour. This book will be of use to academics and students involved in health, health policy, social sciences, and development disciplines. Readers involved in international public health policy or working for non-governmental organizations, will also find it an invaluable resource.
Full Product Details
Author: Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa (Associate Professor, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil) ,
David L. Parker (Epidemiologist, Park Nicollet Clinic and Physician, HealthPartners, Minnesota, USA) ,
Thomas J. Scanlon (Consultant in Public Health and Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, London)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.30cm
Weight: 0.492kg
ISBN: 9780199558582
ISBN 10: 0199558582
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 01 July 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
They suceed in highlighting the central issues without overlooking or downplaying the overarching complexities involved. Public Health Today
Author Information
"Anaclaudia Fassa is an epidemiologist and since 1995 has been Associate Professor of the post-graduate programme in epidemiology of the Federal University of Pelotas. She was a Fulbright Scholar and Takemi Fellow in International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health in 1999. She received her PhD in Epidemiology from the Federal University of Pelotas in 2000 and was a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Work Environment at the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2006. She has performed several epidemiological studies on child labour and health and has served as a child labour consultant to the International Labour Organization, World Health Organization and Brazilian Ministry of Health. Dr. David Parker is a physician and medical researcher in Minneapolis, MN. Parker has written extensively on the impact of work on the lives of children. In addition, over the last 18 years he has travelled extensively photographing and documenting the conditions of working children. His photographs have been published in two previous books. His first book, Stolen Dreams, received a Christopher Award for works ""affirming the highest values of the human spirit. "" Parker's photographs have been exhibited widely throughout the United States, Canada and Latin America. After graduating from Aberdeen University Medical School in 1984, Dr. Scanlon trained in General Practice in South East England. He then spent two years working in Brazil in community development including undertaking outreach work with street children. On his return to the UK he trained in public health and started working with the Institute of Child Health in London. He is currently the Director of Public Health for the City of Brighton and Hove. He has published on street children and working children."
