Abstract
This study was conducted in district Swabi in 2010, where the data was collected through survey in three villages namely, Swabi, Zaida and Topi. In total, 225 respondents were interviewed to examine the determinants of child labor in the study area. The result of the study shows that seventy –three percent children belong to nuclear families. This implies that the parents of those children who belong to nuclear families are relatively poor. It also found that mainstream eighty-six percent of the working children are illiterate. It is evident from the study that only thirty-seven percent of the household monthly income is above Rs. 6000 per month. More than half (fifty-five percent) children are not getting any pocket money out of their earnings. On the whole sixty-three percent of working children want to become Ustad. About fifty-two percent of the working children have to work for nine to ten hours on daily basis. The study recommends that the government should introduce income- generating activities for the enhancement of poor people’s income. Population growth needs to be controlled. Ignorance and illiteracy should be removed through introduction of education facilities. A campaign should be organized everywhere to make people aware of the adverse effects of child labor. The implementation of labor laws concerning child labor should be taken well care of. Education should be made compulsory and free for all at least up to middle level. Family planning recommendations should be followed to overcome the problem of expansion in family size and hence child labor
Gulzar Ali, . (2011) Economic Factors responsible for Child labor (A Case study of District Swabi), Journal of Managerial Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 1.
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