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Working children in Europe: a socio-legal approach to the regulation of child work

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posted on 2023-06-09, 03:38 authored by Nuno FerreiraNuno Ferreira
Since the beginning of the 2008 economic crisis, reports of child work across Europe have increased. This article looks into the European Union (EU) legal framework that applies to children who work, and offers a socio-legal analysis of child work regulation more generally. In so doing, it considers the role of a range of factors relevant to the regulation of child work, including children’s rights, cultural relativism, social constructions of childhood, empirical evidence of the benefits and harm of child work, and the different contexts in which children are found working. The article advances a justification for a restrictive approach in relation to child work in the European context, on the basis of legal, social, economic and cultural factors.

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  • Published

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Journal

European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance

ISSN

2213-4506

Publisher

Brill Academic Publishers

Issue

1

Volume

4

Page range

43-104

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  • Law Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-10-20

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2019-02-02

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-10-20

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