Reports and Publications
ILAB conducts and funds rigorous research using a variety of methods and uses the results to inform the design and implementation of policy and programs. We research worker livelihoods and the violation of worker rights, including the prevalence of child labor and occurrence of forced labor around the world.
We also sponsor qualitative studies, quantitative surveys, impact evaluations, and other research products to study worker livelihoods, the incidences and root causes of child labor and worker rights violations, and the effectiveness of particular policies and projects. These studies advance our understanding of why program strategies work or do not work, identify the most effective policy approaches, provide information to strengthen enforcement efforts, and compile new data on workers and child laborers.
| Title | Release Year |
|---|---|
| 2011 Annual Report of the Child Labor Cocoa Coordinating Group | 2011 |
| 2012 Annual Report of the Child Labor Cocoa Coordinating Group | 2012 |
| 2013 Annual Report of the Child Labor Cocoa Coordinating Group | 2013 |
| 2022 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor | 2023 |
| A Model of Informal Sector Labor Markets | 2004 |
| A Theory of Exploitative Child Labor (Published in Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 60(1), 2008, pp. 20-41.) | 2008 |
| Adult Returns to Schooling and Children's School Enrollment: Theory and Evidence From South Africa (Published in Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 31, 2010, pp. 297-319.) | 2010 |
| Analyzing the Impact of Trade in Services on the U.S. Labor Market: The Response of Service Sector Employment to Exchange Rate Changes | 2010 |
| Assessment of Ethiopia's Labor Inspection System | 2013 |
| Assessment of Vietnam's Labor Inspection System | 2010 |
| Bangladesh: In-Country Research and Data Collection on Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Production of Goods | 2012 |
| Baseline Assessment on Child Labor in Seven Districts | 2010 |
| Business and the Fight Against Child Labour - Experience from India, Brazil and South Africa | 2013 |
| Child Activity Survey, Sri Lanka (2008/09) | 2011 |
| Child Domestic Labor in Egypt | 2012 |
| Child Labor Community Engagement Toolkit: Best Practices and Resource Materials Drawn from the REACH Project | 2013 |
| Child Labor in Agriculture in the Northern Province of Rwanda | 2012 |
| Child Labor in Domestic Service ("Restaveks") In Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 2012 |
| Child Labor in the Fishing Industry in Uganda | 2011 |
| Child Labor in the Informal Garment Production in Bangladesh | 2012 |
| Child Labor in the Small-Scale Gold Mining Industry in Suriname | 2012 |
| Child Labor in the Sugarcane Industry in Paraguay | 2012 |
| Child Labor in the Tea Sector (Case Study) | 2012 |
| Children Working in the Carpet Industry in India, Nepal and Pakistan: Labor Demand Study | 2013 |
| Children Working in the Carpet Industry in India, Nepal and Pakistan: Programs and Practices Review | 2013 |
| Children Working in the Carpet Industry in India, Nepal and Pakistan: Summary Report on the Carpet Research Project | 2013 |
| Comparative Case Analysis of the Impacts of Trade-Related Labor Provisions on Select U.S. Trade Preference Recipient Countries | 2011 |
| Comprendre le Travail des Enfants et l'Emploi des Jeunes au Togo | 2013 |
| Designing Microfinance to Enable Consumption Smoothing: Evidence from India | 2011 |
| Dinámica del Trabajo Infantil en la República Dominicana 2009-2010 | 2011 |
| Do Community-Based Interventions Improve Risk Sharing? Evidence from Malawi | 2011 |
| Does Child Labor Decrease when Parental Incomes Rise? (Published in Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 112(4), August 2004, pp. 939-946.) | 2004 |
| Employment Impacts of Globalization: The Impact of Service Offshoring on Displaced Workers Post-displacement Outcomes | 2010 |
| Encuesta de Trabajo Infantil Panama 2010 | 2012 |
| Ending Child Labor in Domestic Work and Protecting Young Workers from Abusive Working Conditions | 2013 |
| Entendiendo los Resultados del Trabajo Infantil y el Empleo Juvenil en El Salvador | 2013 |
| Evaluation of the NAS-ILAB Matrix for Monitoring International Labor Standards | 2009 |
| Expanding the Evidence Base and Reinforcing Policy Research for Scaling-up and Accelerating Action against Child Labor | 2013 |
| Experimental Estimates of the Impact of Malaria Treatment on Agricultural Worker Productivity, Labor Supply and Earnings | 2012 |
| FDI, Trade in Services, and Employment and Wages in U.S. Service Industry Firms | 2010 |
| Final Report: Survey Research on Child Labor in West African Cocoa Growing Areas | 2015 |
| First Annual Report: Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana | 2007 |
| Forced Labor of Adults and Children in the Agriculture Sector of Nepal | 2013 |
| Formulating and Aggregating Indicators of Labor Rights Compliance | 2010 |
| Formulating and Aggregating Indicators of Labor Rights Compliance - Appendix A | 2011 |
| Formulating and Aggregating Indicators of Labor Rights Compliance - Appendix B | 2011 |
| Formulating and Aggregating Indicators of Labor Rights Compliance - Appendix C | 2011 |
| Formulating and Aggregating Indicators of Labor Rights Compliance - Executive Summary | 2011 |
| Fourth Annual Report: Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana | 2010 |
| Haitian Construction Workers in the Dominican Republic: an Exploratory Study on Indicators of Forced Labor | 2012 |
| Human Resource Practices for Labor Inspectorates in Developing Countries | 2014 |
| ILAB Synthesis Review | 2020 |
| Improving Labor Inspection Systems: Design Options | 2014 |
| Independent Impact Evaluation for the Strengthening Protections of Internationally Recognized Labor Rights in Colombia Project
This report describes in detail the final impact evaluation of the Strengthening Protections of Internationally Recognized Labor Rights in Colombia project. IMPAQ International, LLC, conducted an independent evaluation in collaboration with the project team and stakeholders and prepared the evaluation report according to the terms specified in its contract with the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs and the DOL Chief Evaluation Office. IMPAQ would like to express sincere thanks to all the parties involved for their support and valuable contributions. |
2016 |
| India: In-Country Research and Data Collection on Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Production of Goods | 2009 |
| Informal Worker Organizing as a Strategy for Improving Subcontracted Work in the Textile and Apparel Industries of Brazil, South Africa, India and China | 2013 |
| Informe Nacional Sobre el Trabajo Infantil y el Empleo Juvenil | 2014 |
| International Trade and Household Businesses: Evidence from Vietnam | 2013 |
| Isolation or Opportunity? Experimental Analysis of a Housing Program for Urban Slum Dwellers in India | 2012 |
| Labor Rights Report - Australia | 2004 |
| Labor Rights Report - Bahrain | 2005 |
| Labor Rights Report - Central America and the Dominican Republic | 2005 |
| Labor Rights Report - Chile | 2003 |
| Labor Rights Report - Colombia | 2008 |
| Labor Rights Report - Colombia | 2011 |
| Labor Rights Report - Morocco | 2004 |
| Labor Rights Report - Oman | 2006 |
| Labor Rights Report - Panama | 2011 |
| Labor Rights Report - Peru | 2007 |
| Labor Rights Report - Singapore | 2003 |
| Labor Rights Report - South Korea | 2011 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Australia | 2004 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Bahrain | 2005 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Central America and the Dominican Republic | 2005 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Chile | 2003 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Colombia | 2008 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Colombia | 2011 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Morocco | 2004 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Oman | 2006 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Panama | 2011 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Peru | 2007 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - Singapore | 2003 |
| Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report - South Korea | 2011 |
| Le Travail des Enfants en Cote d'Ivoire | 2010 |
| List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor | 2022 |
| List of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor | 2016 |
| Longer Run Effects of a Seasonal Migration Program in Bangladesh (Author's update - December 2011) | 2011 |
| Magnitud y Características del Trabajo Infantil en Chile - Informe 2013 | 2013 |
| Magnitud Y Características del Trabajo Infantil en Uruguay: Informe Nacional 2010 | 2011 |
| Magnitud y Características del Trabajo Infantil y Adolescente en Costa Rica - Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO) 2011 | 2012 |
| Magnitud y Características del Trabajo Infantil y Adolescente en el Paraguay | 2013 |
| Measuring Child Labor: Implications for Policy and Program Design (Published in Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal, Vol. 24(2), 2003, pp. 401-434.) | 2003 |
| Nepal Child Labour Report | 2011 |
| Nepal: In-Country Research and Data Collection on Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Production of Goods | 2009 |
| OCFT Cocoa/Fishing Synthesis Report | 2022 |
| Overview of New ILAB-Sponsored Research Papers on Worker Rights and Livelihoods | 2012 |
| Overview of the ILAB-OTLA Contract Research Program on Livelihoods and Consumption Smoothing | 2011 |
| Pakistan: In-Country Research and Data Collection on Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Production of Goods | 2011 |
| Peru: In-Country Research and Data Collection on Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Production of Goods | 2011 |
| Pilot Survey 2010: Working Children in Dry Fish Industry in Bangladesh | 2012 |
| Prevalence and Conditions (PC) Study of Child Labor in India: Report & Dataset | 2013 |
| Prevalence and Conditions (PC) Study of Child Labor in Nepal: Report & Dataset | 2013 |
| Prevalence and Conditions (PC) Study of Child Labor in Pakistan: Report & Dataset | 2013 |
| Preventive or Curative Treatment of Malaria? Evidence from Agricultural Workers in Nigeria | 2012 |
| Principles in International Development: Sustainable Livelihoods and Human Rights Based Approaches | 2013 |
| Progress in Implementing Capacity-Building Provisions under the Labor Chapter of the Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (First Biennial) | 2009 |
| Progress in Implementing Capacity-Building Provisions under the Labor Chapter of the Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (Third Biennial) | 2015 |
| Progress in Implementing Chapter 16 (Labor) and Capacity-Building under the Dominican Republic – Central America – United States Free Trade Agreement – Fourth Report | 2021 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 2000-01 (Auto Trim) | 2001 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 2003-01 (Puebla) | 2004 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 2005-03 (HIDALGO) | 2007 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 2008-01 (Guatemala) | 2009 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 2010-03 (Peru) | 2012 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 2011-01 (Bahrain) | 2012 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 2011-03 (Dominican Republic) | 2013 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 2012-01 (Honduras) | 2015 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 2015-01 (Peru) | 2016 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 2015-04 (Mexico) | 2016 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 940003 (Sony) | 1995 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 9601 (SUTSP) | 1997 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 9701 (Gender) | 1998 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 9702 (Han Young) | 1998 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 9703 (Itapsa) | 1998 |
| Public Report of Review of Submission No. 9901 (TAESA) | 2000 |
| Public Report of Review of Submissions No. 940001 (Honeywell) and 940002 (General Electric) | 1994 |
| Rapport de l'Enquête Nationale sur le Travail et la Traite des Enfants en Guinée de 2010 | 2011 |
| Rapport National sur le Travail des Enfants au Cameroun - 2008 | 2009 |
| Refining the NAS-ILAB Matrix - Literature Review | 2011 |
| Refining the NAS-ILAB Matrix - Literature Review - Appendix A | 2011 |
| Refining the NAS-ILAB Matrix - Literature Review - Appendix B | 2011 |
| Refining the NAS-ILAB Matrix - Literature Review - Appendix C | 2011 |
| Report on Child Labour in Liberia 2010 | 2012 |
| Report on National Child Labour Survey 2011-2012 | 2013 |
| Report on the National Child Labour Survey 2010 of Lao PDR | 2013 |
| Report on the National Child Labour Survey 2010 of Lao PDR | 2013 |
| Report on the U.S. Employment Impact of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement | 2019 |
| Rwanda National Child Labour Survey 2008 | 2008 |
| Schooling Incentives Project Evaluation (SIPE) Study in Nepal: Report & Dataset | 2013 |
| Second Annual Report: Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana | 2008 |
| Sending Areas (SA) Study in Nepal: Report & Dataset | 2013 |
| Sierra Leone: In-Country Research and Data Collection on Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Production of Goods | 2011 |
| Situation Analysis on Child Labor in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar | 2011 |
| Standing Up for Workers: Promoting Labor Rights Through Trade | 2015 |
| Survey Research on Child Labor in West African Cocoa Growing Areas: CLCCG Meeting and Stakeholder Briefing, Washington DC, 03/12/2013 | 2013 |
| Survey To Estimate Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) in Bekasi Region Of West Java, Indonesia in 2012 | 2013 |
| The Apparel Industry and Codes of Conduct: A Solution to the International Child Labor Problem? | 1996 |
| The Impact of Core Labor Rights on Wages and Employment in Developing Countries: the Rights to Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining | 2010 |
| The National Labor Force and Child Activities Survey 2011/12 | 2013 |
| The SIMPOC Philippine Survey of Children 2001: A Data Source for Analyzing Occupational Injuries to Children (Published in Public Health Reports, Vol. 120(6), 2005, pp. 631-641.) | 2005 |
| Third Annual Report: Oversight of Public and Private Initiatives to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana | 2009 |
| Trabajo Infantil En Guatemala, de la Encuesta Nacional de Condiciones de Vida - Encovi 2011 | 2013 |
| Trade Agreements and Labor Standards: The Impact of Trade Negotiations on Country Adoption of Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining | 2010 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2009 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2008 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2007 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2006 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2005 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2004 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2003 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2002 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2001 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2000 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 1999 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 1998 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 1997 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2012 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2011 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2010 |
| Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act | 2013 |
| Trade in Services and U.S. Service Industry Employment and Wages | 2010 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - CAFTA-DR Free Trade Agreement | 2005 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement | 2004 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement | 2005 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement | 2003 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement | 2011 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement | 2008 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement | 2004 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement | 2006 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement | 2011 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement | 2007 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement | 2003 |
| U.S. Employment Impact Review - U.S.-South Korea Trade Promotion Agreement | 2011 |
| Understanding Children's Work and Youth Employment Outcomes in Laos | 2015 |
| Understanding Children's Work and Youth Employment Outcomes in Uganda | 2013 |
| Understanding Children's Work in Albania | 2013 |
| Understanding the Brazilian Success in Reducing Child Labor: Empirical Evidence and Policy Lessons, Drawing Policy Lessons from the Brazilian Experience | 2011 |
| United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Labor Rights Report | 2019 |
| Urban Child Labor in Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 2012 |
| What Policy Guidance Does the Literature Provide on the Relationship between School Quality and Child Labor? | 2013 |
| Why do Households Fail to Engage in Profitable Migration? (Author's update - December 2011) | 2011 |
| Work-Related Violence Research Project: Overview and Survey Module and Focus Group Findings (Central America)
The objective of this Final End of Project Report is to summarize the development and field testing of a new module on survey questions and focus group protocols on the topic of workrelated violence (WRV), for use in Central America. This document is submitted in fulfillment of the final requirement ("Submittal 3") of the Purchase Order DOL-OPS-15-P-00239, which is cofunded by USDOL ILAB and CEO. |
2017 |
| Working Children in Agriculture in Haiti, Sud Department | 2012 |
| Working Children in Egypt: Results of the 2010 National Child Labour Survey | 2012 |
| Working Children in Indonesia 2009 | 2009 |
| Working Children in the Republic of Albania | 2012 |
| Working Children in the Republic of Yemen: the Results of the 2010 National Child Labor Survey | 2013 |
| Working Conditions and Product Quality: Evidence from Carpet Industry in Pakistan, India, and Nepal | 2012 |