Thesis Child Labour
Child labour; the effect on child, causes and remedies to the revolving menace
Department of Human Geography
University of Lund, Sweden
Utvecklingsstudier, kandidatkurs UTVK01
Spring 2014
Author: Lana Osment
Supervisor: Erik Jönsson
Table of Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 6
1.2 Research purpose and questions ......................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Methodology ....................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Delimitation ........................................................................................................................................ 7
1.5 Outline................................................................................................................................................. 8
2 Background ................................................................................................................................................ 9
2.1 Child labour in India ........................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 The legal framework and policies to control child labour in India ................................................... 10
2.3 Child labor in Nigeria ....................................................................................................................... 11
2.4 The legal framework and policies to control child labour in Nigeria ............................................... 11
3 Defining and contextualising child labour ............................................................................................... 12
3.1 Definition of child
Department of Human Geography
University of Lund, Sweden
Utvecklingsstudier, kandidatkurs UTVK01
Spring 2014
Author: Lana Osment
Supervisor: Erik Jönsson
Table of Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 6
1.2 Research purpose and questions ......................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Methodology ....................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Delimitation ........................................................................................................................................ 7
1.5 Outline................................................................................................................................................. 8
2 Background ................................................................................................................................................ 9
2.1 Child labour in India ........................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 The legal framework and policies to control child labour in India ................................................... 10
2.3 Child labor in Nigeria ....................................................................................................................... 11
2.4 The legal framework and policies to control child labour in Nigeria ............................................... 11
3 Defining and contextualising child labour ............................................................................................... 12
3.1 Definition of child