Children at Work : Child Labor Practices in Africa

List of Tables and Figures vii Preface ix 1 Child Labor in Africa: Where to Start? Child Labor as Socialization, 4(3) The African Charter and the Convention for the Rights of the Child, 7(3) Is Child Labor Intrinsically Bad? 10(4) Thirty-five Things That Can Make Child Labor Harmful, 14(1) School and Child Labor, 15(5) Poverty and Child Labor, 20(5) Ruralization and Child Labor, 25(2) Women and Child Labor, 27(4) Foster Care and Child Labor, 31(3) Trafficking and Child Labor, 34(5) Sexual Trafficking and Child Labor, 39(2) Slavery and Child Labor, 41(4) Orphans, AIDS, and Child Labor, 45(8) Part I Children at Work Introduction to Part 1, 53(4) 2 Child Labor in and Around the Household 57(18) Subsistence Agriculture, 61(3) Childcare, 64(2) Fetching Water, 66(3) Fetching Firewood, 69(2) Herding, 71(4) 3 Child Labor as Apprenticeship Arrangement 75(14) Garages, 77(2) Tailoring, 79(3) Fishing, 82(1) Construction, 83(1) Talibés, 84(5) 4 Child Labor in the Commercial Labor Market 89(16) Commercial Agriculture, 91(3) Child Domestic Services, 94(4) Petty Trade, 98(1) Work as a Porter, 99(3) Working in Bars and Restaurants, 102(3) 5 The Worst Forms of Child Labor 105(18) Quarries, 106(1) Mines, 107(3) Prostitution, 110(3) Child Soldiers, 113(3) Street Children, 116(7) Part 2 Consequences and Cures 6 Consequences 123(22) On Culture and Science, 123(3) Physiological Effects, 126(3) Psychological Effects, 129(4) Maltreatment and Harmful Discipline, 133(3) Sexual Abuse, 136(4) Educational Effects, 140(5) 7 Possible Cures 145(14) Step 1: Development of an Understanding, 146(5) Step 2: Legal Reforms, 151(4) Step 3: Enforcement and Coping, 155(4) 8 Conclusion 159(4) Endnotes 163(10) References 173(12) Index 185(6) About the Book 191