Understanding the Causes of Child Labor in Developing Countries
Developing countries like Pakistan are grappling with the crisis of child labor, driven by factors such as poverty, unemployment, and population growth. Children are often forced to work at a young age, contributing to family income or learning skills due to lack of educational opportunities. Primary causes include poverty, unemployment, and population explosion, while secondary causes encompass issues with the education system, social security, and historical norms. Despite efforts to address the issue, child labor persists as a complex social and economic phenomenon.
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Lec-38 SFSS - SP 07b Causes of Child Labor
Introduction: The Pakistan have been facing the crisis of child labor. The rate of population growth and population age country is essentially condition for massive and wide spread of child labor. developing countries including structure conductive of any to
Most of the children work at the age of six or seven they start helping parents in the running errand and doing small chores. in traditional agriculture and handicraft production they work under their parents supervision, learning family trades .in other developed societies same time learning the value of work. (Anees Jillani, Child Labour the LegalAspects, p. 13) societies involved in
Generally the young boys associated with these small machine workshops and other business a mostly working for the purpose of learning some skills or to support the income of family. Generally the parents are of the view that it is necessary for them to learn skill of a profession which will be eventually enabling them to earn bread responsible living. This is because they do not for see any future elsewhere due to unemployment or under Pakistan. shops, automobile and butter for a ever employment increasing in
Causes of Child Labor: There is no single cause of child labor rather their are many factors responsible for child labor. Some of them are as under.
Generally we can categories the cause of child labor in 2 groups i.e. Primary and Secondary causes. i.e. PRIMARY CAUSES OF CHILD LABOR Poverty, unemployment and population explosion are the three primary interacting causes, which force families to put their younger one to work. Secondary Causes of Child Labour Education system, quality of schools, social security system, customary and historical trends and demands for child work.
General causes of Child Labor includes: Poverty Large Family Low-income of the family Parents Unemployment Easy Employment chances for the children Learning Process Illiterate parents Parent s Ignorance Continue ..
Expensive education Non-Availability of schools Un-attractive school environment / curriculum Lack of Child Own Interest for Education Death or Illness of Earning member of the Family Broken homes Lack of Proper Implementation of Law General Public un-Awareness
