Abstract
Child labor is a phenomenon that has a variety of socio-economic and
political causes. This research study aims to identify the socio-economic
factors that cause child labor in Quetta, Balochistan with special focus
on hotels / restaurants. The study is quantitative in nature and a total of
200 working children (in hotels/restaurants) were interviewed through
structured questionnaire. Additionally, key informants were also
interviewed to get deep insight into the issue to understand the root
causes of child labor. The study finds out that there is strong nexus
between child labor and socio-economic conditions of family; however,
poor economic condition is not the only cause of labor among children.
The study identifies two classifications of factors – the pull and the push
factors. In addition to poverty, unemployment of elder family members
and to overcome basic facilities of family; there are other significant
factors that cause child labor which include parental pressure, family
size, access to and quality of education and cultural practices in family.
The study suggests operation oriented recommendations to key
stakeholders.
Abdul Baqi, Abdul Rahim Changezi, Muhammad Yousuf. (2019) Socio-economic Causes of Child Labor: A Case Study of Hotel Industries in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan Studies, Volume 10, Issue 2.
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