Open AccessCHILD LABOR
Author(s) -
Muhammad Hasnayn Ahmad,
Jibran Mohsin,
Hassan Javed,
Ghulam Mustafa,
Asim Mumtaz Khan,
Shahıd Mahmood
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2011.18.04.2653
Subject(s) - functional illiteracy , medicine , per capita , per capita income , family income , demographic economics , dilemma , labour economics , economic growth , economics , environmental health , population , political science , philosophy , epistemology , pathology , law
Background: Child Labor is any kind of work that harms or exploits the children in some way (physically, mentally, morally or blocking access to education). Child labor is quite common in Pakistan, and is still ignored; which depicts the society's attitudes towards child care. Child labor is an ethical dilemma and special attention must be given to this issue. Objective: To determine the factors responsible for child labor in Shadman Market Lahore. Study design: Descriptive, Cross sectional. Place and duration: Shadman Colony Lahore, July-August 2010. Methodology: Structured Pretested questionnaire was used to asses the factors responsible for child labor. Results: Large family size, low income per capita and parental illiteracy were shown to be responsible for child labor. Conclusion: Family size, income per capita and patrental education has a large scale effect on child labor.Key words:- Child labor, Family size, income per capita, parental education.