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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Introduction to the Purpose and Scope of this Inquiry

PART I - TACKLING THE WORLD OF CHILD LABOUR EXPLOITATION

1. Defining "Child Labour" as a Contemporary International Issue

2. Child Labour Exploitation: Reviewing the Evidence

Study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

International Labour Organization Reports

UNICEF's Report on The State of the World's Children 1997

3. What Witnesses Told Us

4. Implications for Elaborating a Canadian Strategy to Combat Child
Labour Exploitation

PART II - ELEMENTS OF A STRATEGIC CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION ON CHILD LABOUR

1. Canadian Leadership within International Organizations and the
Multilateral System

Action through the United Nations

Action on Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Child Soldiers2

Action within the International Labour Organization

Action through Regional and Other Multilateral Organizations

Action by the International Financial Institutions

2. Using Canadian Development Cooperation Assistance

Orientation and Allocation of Development Aid

Targetting Programs and Projects for Results

Country-Specific Strategies and "Development Pacts"

3. Applying Trade-Related Instruments

Incorporating Child Labour Standards into Trade Agreements

Trade Incentives versus Trade Sanctions

"Fair Trade" and Product Certification Systems

4. Engaging the Responsibility of the Private Sector

Ethical Business Practices and "Codes of Conduct"

Industry-Based Partnerships to End Child Labour Exploitation

5. Supporting the Participation of Civil Society

Working with Civil Society in Developing Countries

Working with Civil Society in Canada

6. Involving Youth

Listening to Youth Speaking Out on Rights and Justice

Fostering Youth Connections

Conclusion: Following Up Parliamentary Action

A Final Thought

List of Recommendations

Appendix A

Appendix B

Request for Government Response

Dissenting Opinion by the Bloc Québécois

Minutes of Proceedings

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