Education of child garment workers in Bangladesh: A case study of the memorandum of understanding involving the International Labour Organization, UNICEF, and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association

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This thesis analyzes the schools project for child garment workers under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the International Labour Organization, UNICEF, and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association. The MOU schools project is viewed as an example of a model towards the gradual elimination of child labour within a broader structure of national and international actors involved in child rights issues. In this thesis, the MOU schools are evaluated by members of the drafting and final agreement committees and the respective critics considering the main research question of whether this program is a workable solution towards educating child garment workers. The central argument is that the program will work if: (i) the anthropological considerations of childhood are considered, (ii) an understanding of the complex political economy of child labour in the garment industry is undertaken, and (iii) human rights concerns are addressed.