Peer-reviewed article
Research on the Problem of the Right of Child Labour to Health under International Law
Zhuo Chen, Peilin Xin ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper examines child labour as a health and human rights problem under international law. It reviews the current status of child labour in global labour markets and analyses existing international legal measures designed to address it. The paper identifies implementation gaps and enforcement difficulties in how international conventions and regulations are applied across different countries and regions. It proposes that international organizations need stronger coordination and regional supervision to effectively reduce child labour.
Key points
- Despite international legal efforts, child labour and abuse continue to exist globally due to lack of enforcement power in international law
- Current international conventions and legal measures have shortcomings and limited enforceability
- Implementation difficulties arise from both multinational company practices and host country management systems
- Regional differences in labour markets require coordinated international organization responses
- Stronger regional supervision and international market assistance are needed to solve child labour problems
Limitations
This document is a legal and policy analysis rather than an empirical study, so it does not provide quantitative data on child labour prevalence, health outcomes, or the effectiveness of specific interventions. The document does not evaluate any particular programme or intervention with measurable results.
Abstract
In the context of international human rights activities undertaken by the international community in various ways in recent years. On the legal level, child labor has been eased to some extent. However, international law is not double support the parent company and the management system of the host country because of lack of enforcement power. Child abuse phenomenon still exists around the world. Guided by multinational companies, this paper further discusses the governance of child labor and the subsequent implementation effects. This paper will discuss the following three parts. First of all, the status quote of the current labor market is clarified and the existing legal measures to solve the problem of child labor are pointed out. The implementation difficulties of the existing measures are discussed with data. The difficulties of both multinational companies and the host country are pointed out, and the importance of making changes is emphasized. Secondly, it lists specific existing international conventions, discusses the shortcomings of current measures to address child labour, and analyzes the enforceability of current international relations and labour market regulations. Finally, according to the situation of the labor market in different international regions, international organization need to harmonize regional supervision and international market assistance, strengthen the correct understanding of child labor at all levels, and fundamentally solve the child labor problem step by step.