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Covid-19 Undermines Development in Child Labour
Trisha Singh ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examines child labour in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Ghana across different industries including textiles, mining, and chocolate farming. The research investigates gender disparities and the role of global supply chains in perpetuating child labour practices. The authors analyse how the Covid-19 pandemic has reversed progress made in combating child labour and undermined child development in these countries.
Key points
- Child labour occurs across different industries in the three countries: textiles, mining, and chocolate farming
- Gender disparities exist in child labour practices
- Global supply chains play a role in perpetuating child labour
- Covid-19 has caused regression in efforts to combat child labour
- Child labour is viewed as a direct indicator of a country's development progress
Limitations
This document is a study proposal or abstract rather than a completed research report, so it does not present actual findings, data, or evidence about the impact of Covid-19 on child labour. The scope and methodology are described but no results are provided.
Abstract
The following independent study seeks to research specific countries that are known to have high amounts of child labour such as Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Ghana as a form of compiled case studies. The different countries were selected because of the different industries of child labour that they are involved in such as textiles, mining and chocolate farming. Information will be gathered through a variety of reliable sources and scholarly reports. Due to the broad scope of this topic, investigation will also be done in the gender disparities and the role globalized supply chains play in the issue to determine their significance. This topic will be explored through the constructivist framework through the Norm Cycle Theory as to how these practices have become endorsed in these developing countries. By attaining the knowledge on the major contributions to child labour, examinations will be given to how Covid-19 regresses the progress that has been made to combat against child labour. All in all, this topic is crucial for it is a direct indicator of the progress a country is making towards development. Furthermore, child labour is a demand on the human rights of these children who have had their opportunities stolen from them. Department: Political Science Faculty Mentor: Dr. Chaldeans Mensah