Analyzing Child Labor in Capital Territory of Islamabad
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This survey has been done in the capital city of Islamabad during the latest month of the May 2011,in some of the areas of the capital territory of Islamabad, which depicts an actual over view and a true picture of the child labor
Child labor is defined as work that exceeds a minimum number of hours, depending on the age of a child and on the type of work. Such work is considered harmful to the child and should therefore be eliminated
(UNICEF)
Lack of resources Unemployment Not any action by government Most of the children adopt the occupation of
their parents For the survival of the food
Child the future of nation Exploitation of the human capital Exploitation of the nation Poor health Psychological problems A big to problem for the future of any state
Pick up the garbage Sale of the shopping bags on Sunday at
weekend markets Sale of the drinks at the at the educational
institutions to earn their daily meal Polish shoe of the others at the public areas Carriage of the Lau gauge at the shopping
centres
Serve water in the public transportation areas in the hottest points
Collecting remains of the vendors specially the vegetables so that they can have meal at the end of the day
500 PKR...the one who sells the shoes at stalls 200 PKR...the one who sells shoping bags 150 PKR...the one who picks garbage 300 PKR...the one who polishes shoe at public
areas 250 PKR...the one who serves water at the
public areas in the extreme hot season
Parent have no solution other than employing their own children with the job they use to do
They expect government of any other organization to help them out
They are left with no other solution than sending their children to work and to earn
Government should take steps Parents should be aware of the conditions of
the children Parents should work hard instead of sending
their children to the outside world Home based industries should be made to
avoid child labor
House holds
Total number of children
child labored
School going children
HH1 10 10 0
HH2 6 4 2
HH3 8 8 0
HH4 9 6 3
HH5 15 13 2
HH6 5 5 0
HH7 6 6 0
HH8 9 9 0
HH9 7 7 0
HH10 3 1 2
Child labor=K (f) where: k=is the constant f=family size Assumption:
The family has a poor back ground
Thus child labor is a curse and we should try to eliminate it at individual as well as at well as aggregate level. Without eliminating it would be very difficult to over come the problems and we will never be able to be a developed nation as today’s children are the tomorrows leaders of the nation