Technical Cooperation Project Summary
Project Title |
Statistical Program for the Advocacy of the Elimination of Child Labor in Brazil |
ILAB Program |
International Child Labor Technical Assistance/Statistical Information and Monitoring Program on Child Labor (SIMPOC) |
Region/Country |
THE AMERICAS/Brazil |
Project Duration |
September 1999 – March 2004 |
Fiscal Year & Funding Level |
FY1999: USD 1,663,599 |
Problem to be Addressed |
The lack of standardized national level data on child labor practices in Brazil. |
Project Objectives |
Development Objective:
To contribute to the collection of reliable data to support effective interventions against child labor.
- At the end of the program, quantitative and qualitative data on child labor will have been collected, processed, analyzed and disseminated.
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Summary of Activities |
Research Design:
Attached a child labor survey as a module to the National Household Survey Sample (PNAD). Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of Brazilians aged ten and above were collected using the PNAD.
- Administered a modular household survey to investigate child labor magnitude and practices in Brazil and inform related policy;
- Utilized data collected to develop national policy papers and IPEC country program priorities; and
- Repeated longitudinal surveys to maintain time series data on child labor practices.
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Partner Organizations |
Executing Agency
International Labor Organization’s International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC)
Implementing and Collaborating Agencies
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE); Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE). |
Contact Information |
Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT)
(202) 693-4843 |
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