2002 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Turks and Caicos Islands (territory of the United Kingdom)
- Author: Bureau of International Labor Affairs
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Date:
18 April 2003
There is limited information regarding the extent and nature of child labor and the quality and provision of education in non-independent countries and territories eligible for GSP, AGOA and CBTPA benefits. These areas generally are not eligible to become members of the ILO, and ILO Convention 138 and ILO Convention 182 do not apply to any of them.3937
Statistics on the number of working children under the age of 15 in the Turks and Caicos Islands are unavailable. Information is also unavailable on the incidence and nature of child labor. Nine years of basic education is provided by the government to children between the ages of 6 and 14.3994 In 1999, the gross primary enrollment rate was 113.1 percent, and the net primary enrollment rate was 112.7 percent.3995 While enrollment rates indicate a level of commitment to education, they do not always reflect children's participation in school.3996
3937 ILO official, electronic communication to USDOL official, January 31, 2002. Also Julie Misner, USDOL Office of International Organizations, electronic communication to USDOL official, September 3, 2002. Most of the areas covered in this summary report are considered by the ILO to be non-metropolitan territories and therefore, are ineligible to become members of the ILO. An ILO member can submit a declaration to the ILO requesting that these conventions apply to their non-metropolitan territories. See ILO, Constitution, Chapter 1, Article 1 and Chapter III, Article 35 [cited November 12, 2002]; available from http://www.ilo.org/public/english/about/iloconst.htm.
3994 See UNESCO, Education for All 2000 Assessment: Country Reports – Turks and Caicos Islands, prepared by Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports, pursuant to UN General Assembly Resolution 52/84, 1997, [cited January 2, 2002]; available from http://www2.unesco.org/wef/countryreports/turks_caicos/contents.html.
3995 Ibid.
3996 For a more detailed discussion on the relationship between education statistics and work, see the preface to this report.
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