Contents -- Acknowledgements -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- FACTS -- A gold strike, of sorts -- PART I. Why give priority to children in hazardous work? -- Some definitions -- What is a child? -- What is child labour? -- What is hazardous work by children? -- 1. The legal foundation -- The hazardous work list -- The occupational safety and health Conventions -- 2. The number of children in danger -- Uneven progress -- Regional distribution of children in hazardous work -- Sex distribution of children in hazardous work -- Sectoral distribution of children in hazardous work -- Injuries and illnesses -- 3. The health danger -- Some basic principles about hazardous work -- Why children are at greater risk -- Challenges in understanding children's risks -- The cost to society of hazardous work -- 4. The best way to reach the target -- PART II. Knowledge and practice: What have we learned? -- 5. The evidence base on hazardous workby sector -- Crop agriculture -- Fishing and aquaculture -- Domestic work -- Manufacturing -- Mining and quarrying -- Construction and associated industries -- Service sector and street work -- 6. Solutions with potential to go big -- Leadership by government -- Leadership by employers -- Leadership by trade unions -- Leadership by the community -- PART III. How to achieve fundamental change in hazardous child work -- 7. Integrating action and policy -- Viewing working children within the context of the life cycle -- Adolescents as a critical target group -- Younger children and girls have priority -- A framework for sustainable change -- CONCLUSION Yes, but what can I do? -- Key ways forward -- Appendix I. Countries with hazardous work lists -- Appendix II. Star tools -- Safe Work for Youth toolbox -- OSH education: Youth@Work -- Local partnering in agriculture: WIND -- EU-OSHA's Safe Start campaign -- Useful links.

Other resources on hazardous work -- Training resources for employers -- Bibliography.