SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF CHILD LABOR IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Faria Ibad Mirza Department of Sociology, PMAS -Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Aneela Afzal Department of Agriculture Extension, PMAS -Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i1.945

Abstract

Child labor has long been recognized as the most disturbing and one of the most serious concerns of our day, we believe that it is time to take action. Even in emerging and developing nations, those who have been evicted or expropriated sometimes send their children to work so that they may compete with their own salaries. In a considerable number of these nations, tremendous deprivation lurks under the surface of neediness. Thus, child labor is not uncommon in the region at all. As a general rule, these are signs of a lack of economic stability, the negative repercussions of supporting a kid's employment for financial support, and a lack of opposition to child labour in any form. Due to the fact that the rights of children are progressively being raised in both advanced and emerging cultures to some extent. Every child is born with the right to food, clothing, and safety until they reach the age of maturity.

Keywords:  Pakistan, Punjab, Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad, Child labor

Author Biographies

  • Faria Ibad Mirza, Department of Sociology, PMAS -Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Pakistan

    Lecturer 

  • Aneela Afzal, Department of Agriculture Extension, PMAS -Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Pakistan

    Associate Professor

Additional Files

Published

2022-03-31

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF CHILD LABOR IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 805–811, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i1.945.