Research on child labour is relatively new in Indonesia.
Some work began in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In recent years,
with support of ILO-IPEC and other programmes concerned with child
welfare, there has been a steady, small stream of work which has
contributed significantly to programme design in child labour-related
activities and helped monitoring trends used by NGOs and the media
for advocacy and public education about the situation of working
children. Although not many academics are interested in the issue
of child labour, they are well respected in Indonesia and their
influence on policy and legislation is potentially large. The ongoing
media campaign on the worst forms of child labour also includes
some activities directed specifically at universities.
Collaboration ILO-IPEC with Universities
nUniversity
of Atma Jaya, has been entrusted by ILO-IPEC
in doing some researches and video documentation about the child
labour. n Department of Social Welfare,
University of Indonesia, recently has been
entrusted in doing a research about "Trafficking of Children
in Indonesia".
