Child Work and Child Labour

in the Fisheries in Sihanoukville, Cambodia

By

Center for Advanced Study

Phnom Penh, September 2001

Center for Advanced Study

Funded by the ILO-IPEC

Child Work and Child Labour

in the Fisheries in Sihanoukville, Cambodia

By

Judith Zweers

Lim Sidedine

Sou Ketya

Hun Tirith

Khann Sareth

Mak Sophea

Hem Kannitha

Acknowledgements: the authors express their appreciation and thanks to: the Provincial Department of Social Affairs and Labour, in particular Mr. Sok Sery (Director) and Ms. Heng Samoeun (Chief Labour Inspection Bureau), Mr. Mar Sophea (ILO-IPEC Cambodia), Mr. Steve Gourley (Child Rights Advisor LICADHO), and Mr. William Collins.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents......................................................................................................................................................... 1

List of maps, tables and charts.................................................................................................................................. 2

1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................. 3

1.1 Child labour in Cambodia............................................................................................................................ 3

1.2 The National Response............................................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Background and aims of this study.......................................................................................................... 4

1.4 Defining child labour..................................................................................................................................... 4

1.5 Structure of the report................................................................................................................................. 6

2. Methods of research................................................................................................................................7

2.1 Identification of working children by a brief quantitative study..................................................... 7

2.2 Qualitative interviewing............................................................................................................................... 7

2.3 Observation..................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.4 The researchers............................................................................................................................................. 9

2.5 Validity and reliability of the findings...................................................................................................... 9