Project Resource

Achieving safe and healthy business growth: expanding the concept of consumer protection to include child protection within women’s economic empowerment initiatives

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Region
Country
Release Year
2022
Document Type
REPORT
A research article that examines the intersection between women's entrepreneurship, child labor, and harmful working conditions to develop a framework for healthy business growth. The article's findings suggest that as these businesses grow, the risk of child labor and harmful working conditions may also increase. The article outlines how specific financial services can be utilized to prevent child labor.
Project Topics
LABOR ISSUES
Child Labor
Working conditions
VULNERABILITIES TO LABOR EXPLOITATION
Cultural norms
Family disruption
Economic Sector

There are no Economic Sectors currently associated with this Project Resource.

Intervention Type
Cash transfer programs
Economic empowerment
Microfinance
Livelihoods services
Goods

There are no Goods currently associated with this Project Resource.

Project
Reducing Incidence of Child Labor and Harmful Conditions of Work in Economic Strengthening Initiatives (RICHES)
Grantee
Grameen Foundation
Author
Grameen Foundation
Research Type
Qualitative research
Quantitative research
Language
English
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