Causes_of_child_labour Child_labour

1 causes of child labour

1.1 primary causes
1.2 cultural causes
1.3 macroeconomic causes

causes of child labour
primary causes

international labour organisation (ilo) suggests poverty greatest single cause behind child labour. impoverished households, income child s work crucial or own survival or of household. income working children, if small, may between 25 , 40% of household income. other scholars such harsch on african child labour, , edmonds , pavcnik on global child labour have reached same conclusion.

lack of meaningful alternatives, such affordable schools , quality education, according ilo, major factor driving children harmful labour. children work because have nothing better do. many communities, particularly rural areas between 60–70% of child labour prevalent, not possess adequate school facilities. when schools available, far away, difficult reach, unaffordable or quality of education poor parents wonder if going school worth it.

young girl working on loom in aït benhaddou, morocco in may 2008.


cultural causes

in european history when child labour common, in contemporary child labour of modern world, cultural beliefs have rationalised child labour , thereby encouraged it. view work character-building , skill development of children. in many cultures, particular informal economy , small household businesses thrive, cultural tradition children follow in parents footsteps; child labour means learn , practice trade age. similarly, in many cultures education of girls less valued or girls not expected need formal schooling, , these girls pushed child labour such providing domestic services.

agriculture deploys 70% of world s child labour. above, child worker on rice farm in vietnam.


macroeconomic causes

biggeri , mehrotra have studied macroeconomic factors encourage child labour. focus study on 5 asian nations including india, pakistan, indonesia, thailand , philippines. suggest child labour serious problem in five, not new problem. macroeconomic causes encouraged widespread child labour across world, on of human history. suggest causes child labour include both demand , supply side. while poverty , unavailability of schools explain child labour supply side, suggest growth of low-paying informal economy rather higher paying formal economy amongst causes of demand side. other scholars suggest inflexible labour market, sise of informal economy, inability of industries scale , lack of modern manufacturing technologies major macroeconomic factors affecting demand , acceptability of child labour.