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Data
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The different types of sources used for this report are:
Whenever known to us, the original source of data is included, not subsequent citations or re-citations by other writers. If you have noticed any cases where a subsequent citation and not the original source has been listed, please write to us so that we can trace it back to and credit the original source.
The intent of this report has been to present a full overview of research and information on the worst forms of child labour and as such, in the interest of completeness, the data has not been screened by an evaluation of its quality and reliability. Even, for example, data such as the ILO's estimate of 3 million child labourers in Pakistan, a figure which is widely considered to be a joke, has been included for the completeness of the report. The only circumstance in which we have excluded data is when the original source of the data has itself retracted the statement as being incorrect for that period. It should be noted that the inclusion of any information in this report does not indicate an endorsement of it by the Global March Against Child Labour or any of its members. Despite the limitations of this approach, our hope is that by openly presenting all the data available to us we can help the process of developing a broader and deeper understanding of this problem.
The data has been grouped in the following order:
The different categories for the worst forms of child labour are:
A category of total child labour has also been included to give an overall picture of the problem. For a precise definition of each of these categories, please click here. Within the different countries and categories, the data has been grouped by its nature and scope. The different sub-headings are: National Statistics - This is for statistics that cover a whole country, including overall estimates of numbers of children, changes in numbers of children affected, average ages of children, and other nation-wide statistics. Local Statistics - This is for essentially the same type of data as national statistics, but restricted to a specific geographical area, such as a state, district or village. Adult Statistics - This is for statistics on slavery, prostitution, trafficking, etc. that include both adults and children. This information has been included in the report because it can often facilitate estimates of the number of children involved. General Notes and Observations - Relevant information that are not statistics per se have been included under "Notes and Observations". They give readers further insights into the nature and extent of the problem or report on recent trends. For the category of "Children in Crime" there is also the specific heading of "General Juvenile Crime Statistics" which gives broader statistics for children involved in crime. Children who have been used directly or indirectly by third parties for illicit activities would be a smaller subset of this larger group. For the category of "Child Soldiers" several different sub-headings have been used to help organise the data. These sub-headings are: National Statistics (including both government and opposition groups) Government Force Statistics Opposition Group Statistics Recruitment Laws and Regulations Combined Notes and Observations (government and opposition groups) Notes on Government Forces Notes on Opposition Groups Notes from Previous Armed Conflicts When we do not have any information for a certain sub-heading it has not been listed. For the category of "Other Hazardous Child Labour", three sub-headings have been used: Assorted Statistics - This is for statistics related to hazardous child labour that may apply to more than one specific sector. General Notes and Observations - This is for notes related to hazardous child labour that are not statistics per se and apply to more than one specific sector. Specific Sectors - This is for statistics or notes that apply to a single hazardous industry or occupation. The points in this sub-heading are ordered alphabetically by the name of the industry or occupation. For convenience, "Street Children" has also been included as one of these occupations, even though street children are typically involved in a variety of different activities. Within the countries, categories, and types of data, the points have been organised in chronological order. The most recent information is included at the beginning of each section, followed by progressively older information. The date used for ordering is the last date of the period covered by the research, but when this is not known to us, the date of publication is used. Most of the data in this report is from the period of 1995 until the present. Some additional data has been included from the period of 1990 until 1995. In a few cases, data from the 1980s has been included when that data is even today being cited as current information.
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