Child labor and protecting young workers around the world an introduction to this issue

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-112

  Miller, Mary E ^a  

^a Department of Labor and Industries ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STATISTICS; UNITED NATIONS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POVERTY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED NATIONS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77950802473     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2010.16.2.103     Document Type: Review

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