Fluxos informacionais para o monitoramento da implementação da Convenção 182 da Organização Internacional do Trabalho sobre as Piores Formas do Trabalho Infantil: análise comparada dos contextos brasileiro e canadense

Abstract

This work studies the information flows developed under the monitoring of the implementation of Convention 182, on The Worst Forms of Child Labour, of the International Labour Organization (ILO), through a comparative analysis between Brazil and Canada. The main objective of Convention 182 is the elimination of the worst forms of child on the current daily practices. The Convention qualifies as the worst forms ofchild labor a group of four main categories, namely: a) forced labour b) child prostitution and pornography c) drug trafficking d) hazardous work. This thesis proposes a comprehensive research on the implementation of Convention 182 and its monitoring processes performed by Brazil and Canada. The theoretical chapters present a discussion on the historical evolution of the work of children and adolescents, on the changes in International Labour Law about the regulation of child labour and on the role of information on the process of adoption and monitoring of the implementation of International Standards. The empirical research is is carried out by a methodology of comparative case unfolded through three variables which complement each other for the complete understanding of the process of monitoring of the implementation of the Convention 182 in Brazil and in Canada. The first variable intended to support theunderstanding of how the socio-legal contexto of the Member States defines the process of implementation of the Convention 182. The second variable is held to verify the existence of the correlation between the models of collection and production of information developed by Brazil and Canada and the effective monitoring of the implementation of the Convention 182. Finally, the third variable fostered the understanding on how the administrative structures of the Brazilian and the CanadianState delineate different flows of information produced for monitoring the Convention 182. The analysis results showed that the socioeconomic dimensions of the Member States do not determine significantly the implementation of Convention 182 and its monitoring process. It was found, however, that the administrative system of the Member State directly influences the implementation of Convention 182. The resultsalso indicated that the effectiveness of the monitoring process depends directly on the political will of the authorities to cooperate with the process of implementation monitoring of Convention 182 overlapping the existing administrative structures. It was noted, finally, that the information flows are heavily defined by the socio-legal contexto of the Member States, and that the philosophical perspective adopted by the Member State on the worst forms of child labour determine the degree of participation of theactors linked to the production of information and related to the information flow.