Compendium of hazardous child labour lists and related legislation for selected countries

This compendium focuses on a selection of countries that are among the world’s largest suppliers of cotton, coffee, tea, tobacco, sugar, cocoa and garments.

The compendium provides companies with an overview of the legal framework related to child labour in these countries. For each country, it includes a country overview and a summary of relevant labour, child protection and education laws. It includes information on the ILO supervisory mechanism’s comments related to the implementation of ILO Conventions Nos. 138 and 182, as well as observations made by the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Argentina India
Bangladesh Indonesia
Brazil Kenya
Cambodia Mexico
Cameroon Nigeria
China Pakistan
Colombia Sri Lanka
Côte d’Ivoire Thailand
Dominican Republic Turkey
Ecuador United States
Ethiopia Uzbekistan
Ghana Viet Nam