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Article

7 Jun 2010

Author:
International Labour Organization (ILO)

Eliminating child labour in Bolivia: The role of education

Education is often cited as the key to eliminating child labour. But by itself, education isn’t enough. ILO Online reports from Bolivia showing how adding decent work for adults to education of children, together, with a quotient of political will, can make the equation work...“We will not eliminate child labour without universal education." [says Constance Thomas, Director of the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)], "[c]onversely, we will not ensure every child is in school unless we bring an end to child labour, in particular its worst forms. At the same time we have to ensure that parents have access to decent work, so that they do not depend on the children going out to work”.