IDENTIFYING DETERMINANTS OF CHILD LABOR IN CHOLISTAN (PAKISTAN)

Authors

  • sadia Mahwish IUB, GSCWU

Keywords:

child labor

Abstract

The current study investigates the factors that lead to the employment of children in Cholistan (Pakistan). The primary goals of this research are (a) to analyse the factors that contribute to child labor in Cholistan (Pakistan), and (b) to offer acceptable techniques for how to abolish child labor in Cholistan. Both of these objectives will be accomplished via the completion of this study (Pakistan). The research is descriptive in nature, and a quantitative methodology was utilised to collect data from the participants. The method of convenience sampling was used, and it resulted in the selection of 1079 respondents out of 290 households. The Binomial Logit Model is used to perform an analysis of the data with the assistance of statistical treatment. The findings of the study indicate that over half of the children are participating in some kind of child labor activity. These findings are based on an examination of the study. The fact that the parents did not have a high level of education was the primary factor in this situation. Based on the findings of this study, the school education department in Cholistan should probably start providing amenities to the schools there.

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Published

2022-06-30