Child Labour: A Public Health Perspective

Child Labour: A Public Health Perspective
ISBN-10
0199558582
ISBN-13
9780199558582
Series
Child Labour
Category
Medical
Pages
286
Language
English
Published
2010-07
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
David L. Parker, Thomas J. Scanlon, Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa

Description

This book discusses issues of child labour such as poverty, malnutrition, social disadvantage, gender, globalisation, and education, and looks at both physical and psychological threats. The editors concentrate on child labour in the developing world, where most of it occurs.

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