Evaluation of the international legal basis on elimination of child labour

Objective: To analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of international standards on the elimination of child labor, defining the reasons for their ineffective implementation. Methodology: The formal-legal and comparative legal analysis of the relevant international instruments and legal doctrine. Results: This article is devoted to the analysis of international standards on elimination of child labor. The authors are trying to determine how these standards are effective and realizable in practice. The paper gives an overview of the relevant documents and the obligations imposed upon the states in this direction. According to the authors, the current legal framework does not provide effective mechanisms for monitoring. Novelty/originality/value: The authors emphasize that the ineffectiveness of measures to eradicate child labor is due to not only the weakness of the monitoring system, but the unreality of achieving the objectives of the relevant documents under the conditions of modernity. The paper has a high scientific value, because it contains the author’s generalizations and conclusions that are important for understanding the ineffectiveness of measures taken to eliminate child labor.