A Analysis of determinants of child labour in KPK province of Pakistan
Abstract
The study in questions aims at describing the prevalence of child labour in a district of war and terrorism struck province of KPK Pakistan. The study attempted to identify the factors contributing to increase child labour and analyzed some theoretical underpinnings to eliminate child labour in the given context. To do this, close ended questionnaires were administered to working children followed by interviews. The targeted population was classified into 05 clusters and a sample of 150 subjects was randomly selected. 100 questionnaires complete from all respects were included for analysis using descriptive statistics. 25 in-depth interviews (20 children and 05 employers) were carried out to obtain insight and substantiate the quantitative data. Findings depict poverty, illiteracy, family size and skill learning intentions to be directly correlated with child labour. The absence of intervention of state and regulatory bodies make vulnerability of working children more severe. Findings are consistent with the previous studies.
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