Child labour in
Pakistan is the employment of children for work in Pakistan, which makes them,
physical, moral, mental, physical, moral and social hurt. The Human Rights
Commission of Pakistan calculated that in the 1990s, 11 million children were
labouring in the country, half of that was under age 10 years old. In 1996, the
middle age for a child joining the workforce was 7 years old, down from eight
in 1994. It was concluded that one-fourth of the country's workforce was made
up of children.
Demographics.
As of 2005–2006, it
is calculated that 37% of working boys were employed in the wholesale and
retail enterprise in urban areas, followed by 22 % in the service industry and
22 % in production. 48% of girls were worked in the service industry while 39%
were employed in production. In agricultural areas, 68% of working boys were
followed by 82% of working girls. In the wholesale and retail enterprise, the
percentage of girls was 11% followed by 11% for production.
Child labour in
Pakistan is possibly most aggressive in the city of Multan, which is a major
production centre for export goods.
For children working
at brick kilns in Punjab, a review was conveyed by the Punjab Labour
Department.
According to the advanced figures in the study, the department
classified 10347 brick kilns in Punjab and a sum of 126779 children was
recognized at these sections. Out of the total, the survey recognized that
32727 children were not attending schools. For the school moving children, a
total of 71373 children were enrolled in public schools, of whom 41017 were
males and 30356 were females. A total of 13125 children were attending separate
schools; 7438 were boys and 5687 were girls. As many as 9554 children were
registered in non-formal schools.
Causes.
The International
Labour Organisation advises that poverty is the greatest only cause back child
labour. Pakistan has per capital earnings of about $1900. A poor person in
Pakistan earns around $6 a day on average. The common Pakistani has to feed 9
or 10 people with their daily salary. There is also a high inflation rate. As
of 2008 17.2% of the total community lives under the poverty line, which is the
weakest form in the history of Pakistan. Poverty levels appear to necessitate
that children work in order to allow girls to reach their target take‐home pay.
The low cost of child
labour presents operators with a important influence in the American
marketplace, where they sell their competitors from countries which preventing
child labour.
According to an
analysis conducted by Akhtar, Fatima, & Sadaqt, the main causes of child
labour in the fishing sector on the Balochistan beach were the low quality of
education, lack of job possibilities, and lack of progress in the region. It
was found that in this particular province there are high dropout rates and low
literacy rates. The researchers conclude that policies focusing on improving
education will help reduce child labour.Child labour remains
one of the main problems distressing Pakistan and its children.
Pakistan has
established rules in a struggle to limit child labour and indentured servitude,
but those laws are universally ignored. Some 1,10,00,000 children, aged 4 to 14, keep the country
companies operating, usually working in cruel and poor conditions.
In December 2014, the
U.S. Department of Labor's Schedule of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced
Labor published nine goods, six of which are presented by child labourers in
Pakistan. These involve the production of blocks, carpetings, glass bangles,
leather and medical tools, as well as coal drilling.
Government policies
on child labour.
A number of rules
involve elements preventing child labour, or improving the working requirements
of child and young workers. The most major rules are as followed:
The Factories Act
1934.
The West Pakistan
Shops and Establishments Act 1969.
The Employment of
Children Act 1991.
The Bonded Labour
System Abolition Act 1992.
The Punjab Compulsory
Education Act 1994.
