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100			_914639 _aZamfir, Ionel
245			_aChild labour _bA priority for EU human rights action
260			_bEuropean Parliamentary Research Service _cJanuary 2019
300			_a11 p. _fRecurso online
490			_aBriefing
520			_aDespite a comprehensive normative international framework that prohibits child labour, it persists in many areas of the world, particularly in developing countries. In sub-Saharan-Africa, it has even increased in recent years. More efforts are therefore needed to combat child labour. However, not all work performed by children is harmful to their health and development. The first task is therefore to distinguish child labour – which entails harmful forms of work – from other forms of children's involvement with work that are acceptable and have an educational component. While international conventions provide a broad definition of child labour, they leave the task of defining more precise criteria, such as the acceptable number of working hours per week or what constitutes hazardous work, to national legislation. Child labour is a complex phenomenon that has a multiplicity of causes, among which poverty usually features first. It requires a comprehensive approach to fight it, including awareness-raising among families and local communities, due diligence by companies involved in global supply chains, and action by governments, international organisations and civil society. The European Union protects children's rights through both its internal and external policies. It has deployed measures to fight child labour through cooperation with international organisations and has funded development projects whose aim is to counter it. The human rights conditionality enshrined in the EU's trade arrangements provides another path for tackling child labour. Nevertheless, there are numerous calls from civil society and the European Parliament to impose binding legal obligations on EU-based companies, to make sure their imports of goods from developing countries are free of child labour.
610		0	_91645 _aUnión Europea
650		0	_91176 _aDerechos humanos
650		0	_91752 _aMenores
710			_912899 _aParlamento Europeo _b. Servicio de Investigación Parlamentario Europeo
856	4		_uhttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2019/633142/EPRS_BRI(2019)633142_EN.pdf _y *DESCARGAR PDF*
942			_2udc _cART _kBoletín UE _mEnero 2109