Child labor is a serious problem in Pakistan, where over 3.8 million children between ages 5-14 currently work. Most child labor occurs in agriculture, with over 2.7 million working in that sector. Poverty is a key driver of child labor in Pakistan, as 30% of the country's population lives below the poverty line and families force children to work to survive rather than attend school. Additional causes include lack of education, urbanization, large family sizes, and lack of enforcement of child labor laws. Without addressing the root causes of poverty and lack of access to education, child labor will continue to be a major issue in Pakistan.

1. Child Labor In Pakistan
By:
Amber Memon
Umar Mazari
Hunain Shahzad

2. What is Child Labor?
Child Labor is work for children that harms them or exploits
them in some way e.g.
 Physically
 Mentally
 Morally or Blocking access to Education

3. Introduction
 Today Pakistan is facing a lot of social problems but some are very common in
Pakistan, which are destroying our society and also economy of Pakistan.
 Child labor is a global issue.
 Child labor is one of the most common problems in Asia and also in Pakistan
 Pakistan is a very poor country in south Asia.
 People of Pakistan are hardworking but due to corruption and wrong policies
it has to face a lot of problems from the day it came into being to the present
day.
 Among all the problems Pakistan facing child labor most serious.

4. Child Labor in Pakistan
 In Pakistan children aged 5-14 are above 40 million. During the last year, the Federal
Bureau of Statistics released the results of its survey. The findings were that 3.8 million
children age group of 5-14 years are working in Pakistan out of total 40 million
children in this age group.
 Fifty percent of these economically active children are in age group of 5 to 9 years.
Even out of these 3.8 million economically active children, 2.7 million were claimed to
be working in the agriculture sector. 73% of them were said to be boys.

5. Causes
Low
Income
Low
Education
Child
Labor

11. Where Does Most Child Labor Occur?
Child labor occurs everywhere in the world. But it most occurs in
Asia. And child labor can be found in nearly every industry, such as:
- Agriculture
- Manufacturing
- Mining & Blasting
- Domestic Services
- Hotels & Restaurants

12. Causes of Child Labor
 Over Population
 Illiteracy
 Poverty
 Urbanization
 Orphans
 Willingness to Exploit Children
 Unemployment of Elders

13. Problems
 30% of our country’s total population is leading life below the poverty-line,
in which the people are deprived of basic necessities of life like clothing,
shelter, food, education and medication, the children of these people
will be forced to become Labourers' or workers in order to
survive.
 Our people are not aware of the importance of education. Class-based
education system is another reason for increasing child Labour as a result,
child Labour is increase in rural areas.
 The government has not put its laws into practice to stop child Labour in
our country that’s why child labour is increasing day by day.

14. liminate Poverty
ncourage Education
nforce Labor Laws
bolish Child Trafficking
romote Fair Trade
eplace Working Children with Working Adults