Open AccessIn Hazardous Industries in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Akmal Hussain Mr.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the lahore journal of economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1811-5446
pISSN - 1811-5438
DOI - 10.35536/lje.1997.v2.i2.a4
Subject(s) - legislation , work (physics) , hazardous waste , section (typography) , child labour , scale (ratio) , perspective (graphical) , business , economic growth , demographic economics , economics , political science , engineering , geography , law , computer science , mechanical engineering , advertising , waste management , cartography , artificial intelligence
This paper is the first systematic attempt at understanding thenature and extent of hazards faced by child workers in the construction andrelated industries, which perhaps are not only growing more rapidly buthave far greater hazards than any other set of occupations in which childrenare employed.This study is based on a field survey of 400 child workers in 200small-scale establishments in Lahore. Section I places the study in theoverall perspective of child work in Pakistan. An estimate of the totalnumber of child workers in the country is made, the latest legislation onchild labour discussed and the working conditions of children in the majoroccupations are analysed. Section II is devoted to a discussion of thespecific working conditions of children in the construction and relatedindustries, based on gleaning the available secondary sources.