Child labor is work that harms children physically, mentally, or morally by preventing their education. It is a major issue in developing countries like Pakistan where over 158 million children aged 5-15 work. In Pakistan, child labor is most prominent in Punjab, KPK, Balochistan, and Sindh due to factors like overpopulation, poverty, illiteracy, urbanization, unemployment, and failure to enforce laws against it. Preventive measures include free education, awareness programs, mid-day meals, strict enforcement of laws, and punishment for those exploiting children.
3. What is child labor?
Child labor is… Child labor is not…
Child labor is work for children
that harms and exploides them in
some ways (i.e.)
physically,morally,mentally or
blocking access to education.
Light work done after school.
Internship opportunities.
Helping out family farm and business.
4. introduction
Child labor has become a major issue through the world but in
the third world countries like Pakistan, has grown through the
maximum level.
This international problem is become Intence with every
passing day a large number of children are force to do work
which is completely against the law.
According to united nations international Childrens emergency
funds .(UNICEF) there are approximately 158 millions of
Childrens age 5 to 15 working as child labor worldwide.
5. CHILD LABOUR IN PAKISTAN
Child Labor is the
Socioeconomic Problem
of Pakistan from
Beginning and Presenting
Negative effects till now.
Today child labor is the
most prominent issue of
all social issues.
6. STATISTIC OF CHILD LABOR BY
PROVINCE
CHILD LABOR
PUNJAB
KPK
BALOCHIS
TAN
SINDH
10. Over population
Most of the asian and african countries are over
populated.due to limited resource and more
mouths to feed so childrens are employed in
various hazardous forms of works.
11. poverty
poverty is the basic reason and driving force to
compels these childrens to work like labours
and earn a little amount of money at the end of
the day.
12. parental illitreacy
Many developing countries like Pakistan ,Bangladesh
and India etc. are facing a huge problem of illitreacy.
lower class are mostly illiretate, so it is difficult for
uneducated to understand parents to understand the
importance of education for their childrens.
Litracy rate of pakistan:
Male = 68.6 %
Female =40.3%
13. urbanization
The industrial revolution has its own
negative sides. Export industries in the
developing world. Employing child
workers particularly in the garment
industries.
14. Unemployment of elders
Another important reason is
unemployment which forced the parents
to send their childrens to work places.
15. Failure of laws
Another main reason for the
promotion of child labor is
due to faliure of
government in practicing
the law to stop child labor
due to which child labor is
increasing day by day.
16. Preventive measures
Free education.
Awareness programmes.
Mid day meal system in
school.
Laws should be
implemented strictly.
Punishment shuold be
given to peoples who
exploid childrens.