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  1. Introduction
  2. Data catalogue
  3. What are the SDGs?
  4. Latest posts
  5. Methods
  6. Publications

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Introduction

Numbers on the extent, characteristics and determinants of child labour are provided by the Statistical Information and Monitoring Programme on Child Labour (SIMPOC), which assists countries in the collection, documentation, processing and analysis of child labour relevant data. This page provides extracts of the available information. Refer to the SIMPOC page for a wealth of statistical tools, data and reports. These include questionnaires for child labour surveys, manuals and training kits on how to carry out child labour data collection, guidance on how to process and analyse the collected information, microdatasets and survey reports from around the world, research on statistical issues, and regular trends reports.

Data catalogue

IndicatorFrequencyDatabaseSubjectDownload (with labels)Download (with codes)Data explorer
SDG indicator 1.1.1 - Working poverty rate (percentage of employed living below US$2.15 PPP) (%)AnnualSDG Labour Market Indicators (ILOSDG)Working poverty.csv .dta .xlsx.csv.gzView

Methods

Child Labour Statistics (CHILD database)

Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations for the Child Labour Statistics (CHILD) database.

Hard to see, harder to count: Handbook on forced labour surveys

This revised version of the “Hard to see, harder to count” handbook provides an updated set of tools for the design, implementation and analysis of quantitative surveys on the forced labour of adults.

Analytical publications

Note: Many publications are available only in English. If available in other languages, a new page will open displaying these options.

Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward

Published for the first time jointly by the ILO and UNICEF, as co-custodians of Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the report takes stock of where we stand in the global effort to end child labour.

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