In this article, we argue that the early and/or forced marriage of girls under 18 should be understood, in part, as an exploitive form of child labor. We describe the types and conditions of labor that are commonly experienced by child brides and we examine the strengths and weaknesses of current international laws to adequately address the issue. We also argue that the problem of child brides should be addressed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as one of the worst forms of child labor. Finally, we suggest the ILO Convention No. 182 (known as the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention) as a legal mechanism. The convention offers one possible way to help to raise awareness in families and across societies about the harms of child marriage and provide for criminal and civil sanctions as tools to combat it.

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童新娘或童工以最坏的形式出现？

在本文中，我们认为应将18岁以下女童的早婚和/或强迫婚姻部分理解为剥削童工的形式。我们描述了童婚新娘通常经历的劳动类型和条件，并研究了现行国际法的优缺点以充分解决这一问题。我们还认为，童工问题应由国际劳工组织（劳工组织）作为最恶劣的童工形式之一加以解决。最后，我们建议将国际劳工组织第182号公约（称为最恶劣形式的童工劳动公约）作为一种法律机制。该公约提供了一种可能的方式，以帮助提高家庭和整个社会对童婚的危害的认识，并规定刑事和民事制裁作为对付童婚的工具。