| Approaches to Reducing the Use of Forced or Child Labor: Summary of a Workshop on Assessing Practice Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Policy and Global Affairs (Author), Murphy, Kara (Selected by) |
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ISBN: 0309145287 ISBN-13: 9780309145282 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $44.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Labor - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Technology |
| Dewey: 331.117 |
| LCCN: 2010275592 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (0.88 lbs) 141 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Globally, child labor and forced labor are widespread and complex problems. They are conceptually different phenomena, requiring different policy responses, though they may also overlap in practice. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) was designed to reduce the use of child and forced labor in the production of goods consumed in the United States. The Act was reauthorized in 2003, 2005, and 2008. In response to provisions of TVPA, the the Bureau of International Labor Affairs requested that the National Research Council organize a two-day workshop. The workshop, summarized in this volume, discusses methods for identifying and organizing a standard set of practices that will reduce the likelihood that persons will use forced labor or child labor to produce goods, with a focus on business and governmental practices. |