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Summary: IREWOC previously conducted the worst forms of child labour project in Latin America. It was then expanded into Asia. For this project, Afke de Groot studied children in brick kilns, restaurants, and those working as porters in Nepal. The findings can be found in this report.
In spite of the breakthrough of Convention 182, the focus on the worst forms of child labour has been waning. Research indicates that the majority of NGOs work with children who perform light activities for only a few hours a day, which are actually tolerated under the ILO convention 182 norms. At the same time this relative absence of action is paralleled by a lack of information. Vast sectors are structurally overlooked and understudied. Additionally the qualitative material is very poor, excluding the perspectives of the child labourers and their parents. IREWOC previously conducted the worst forms of child labour project in Latin America. It was then expanded into Asia. For this project, Afke de Groot studied children in brick kilns, restaurants, and those working as porters in Nepal. The findings can be found in this report.