Child Labor in Pakistan

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 What is Child labor
• Child labor is employment of child who work
for hours for the sake of money.
• Child labor affects the future of a child in
many ways like mentally, physically or morally.
• Child labor affects the education of a child
which is not just harmful for him but for the
whole country as illiteracy rate increases.
 Types of child labor
• Agriculture
• Carpet Weaving
• Automobile Workshops
• Mining
• Stone/ marble cutting
• Mixing Pesticides
• Deep fishing
• Glass factory
• Hotel work/ Textile factory Work
• Street work
• Departmental stores
 Causes of child labor
There are many causes of child labor but the
main cause is that there is no provision of free
education .
Poor families cannot afford education for their
children so it results in child labor .
Some cause of child labor are mention below:
 Causes of child labor
• Free education is limited
• Unemployment of elders
• Over population
• Illiteracy
• Urbanization
• Orphans
• Family background
• Poverty
 Negative effects of child labor
• Addiction to drugs
• Country suffer from illiteracy
• Health problems
• Sleeping problem
• Changes in body temperature
• dehydration
• injuries
 Diseases because of work
• Growth deficiency
• Physical injuries
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Exhaustion and malnutrition
• lung diseases
• Insomnia
• Aggression
 Statics of child labor in Pakistan
• As we can see that child labor in Pakistan is
constantly increasing
Illiteracy in Pakistan
 Provincial stats of child labor in
Pakistan
• There is child labor in each province of
Pakistan but the biggest problem is the
government has not taken steps to finish child
labor
 Conclusion
• Child labor in Pakistan is constantly increasing.
Children at the age of school going are doing
work to fulfill the necessities of family.
Children do not have the benefits of free
education and that is the reason why most of
our children are out of school and cause of
increase in child labor. Laws against child labor
are not properly implemented.
 Solutions to finish child labor
• Create union to protect against child labor
• Free education must be provided
• Create laws against child labor
• Increase family income
• Awareness of education for children