South Asian Studies, Vol 31, No 1 (2016)

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Socio-economic and political determinants of child labor at brick kilns: A case study of district Jhang

Arfan Latif, Shoukat Ali, Abdullah Awan, Jafar Riaz Kataria

Abstract


Child labor at brick kilns is an important aspect and dimension of child labor which is hampering the overall development of the country. There are different determinants of child labor however current study tries to explore the socio-economic and political determinants of child labor. The current study uses qualitative research design by using in-depth interviews to explore the above mentioned objective of the study. By using purposive sampling technique the researcher interviewed 30 respondents. The results of the study are based on themes that emerged during the data analysis. The study concluded that less education, need for extra money and lack for poor monitoring by government are important factors and reasons of child labor in Pakistan. The study implies that potential implementation of the government’s laws and proper monitoring is a key to eradicate child labor

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