Simultaneously published in the U.K.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-512) and index.

Rethinking child labor: a multidimensional human rights problem / Burns H. Weston and Mark B. Teerink -- Defining child labor as if human rights matter / Judith Ennew, William E. Myers, Dominique Pierre Plateau -- Child labor and the rights of children: historical patterns of decline and persistence / Hugh Cunningham and Shelton Stromquist -- Child labor standards: from treaties to labels / Holly Cullen -- Translating standards into practice: confronting transnational barriers / S. L. Bachman -- Translating standards into practice: confronting local barriers / Michael F.C. Bourdillon -- Combating child labor in Tanzania: a beginning / Donald Mmari -- Combating child labor in the Philippines: listening to children / Victoria V. Rialp -- Combating child labor in Brazil: social movements in action / Benedito Rodrigues dos Santos -- Abolishing child labor: a multifaceted human rights solution / Burns H. Weston and Mark B. Teerink -- Conceiving child labor in human rights terms: can it mobilize progressive change? / David M. Post -- Working children as change-makers: perspectives from the South / Victor P. Karunan -- Shifting positions on child labor: the views and practice of intergovernmental organizations / Ben White -- Nongovernmental organizations in the struggle against child labor / Laurie S. Wiseberg -- Earning and learning: tensions and compatibility / Susan L. Bissell -- Trade-based strategies for combating child labor / Frank J. Garcia and Soohyun Jun -- Bringing human rights to child labor: guiding principles and call to action / Burns H. Weston.

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