Because the global political system under Western hegemony predominantly treats child labour as a threat to a healthy childhood, the joint aim is to abolish child labour in all its forms. The global discourse, however, recognises that this stance on child labour does not recognize the circumstances of all children, especially in the case of working children. Because child labour predominantly appears in regions considered to be part of the Global South, the thesis focuses on non-Western child labour policies. More specifically, it focuses on the African perspective of child labour. The research, therefore, examines African policies with the aim to categorise the governance approach according to White’s (1996) views on child labour. Consequently, the research aims to propose reformative child labour policies based on the African example. All in all, the thesis carries out a policy analysis which contributes to the debate on reformative child labour policies.