Socio-Economic Causes of Child Labor and its Impact on Family Income (A case study of Peshawar)

Abstract

The present study has explored the causes of child labor and its impact on family income in Peshawar city. The objective of the study was to examine the factors which are contributing to child labor and then its role in the family income. The study has used a quantitative technique for the data collection and adopted a closed-ended questionnaire. The paper has included child labor from auto/welding, tailoring shop, hotels, and transport sector age range from 6 to 14. The study has included 40 child labor in the study for the data collection. The findings of reliability statistics argued that the factors of child labor have been found reliable. The results of correlation show that poverty, large family size, low wages, illiterate parents, and lack of awareness have a negative relationship with family income. The results of regression suggested that poverty, large family size, low wages, illiterate parents, and lack of awareness reported significant on the family income. The study recommends that poverty is the most significant factor contributing to child labor. The illiterate parents might not have the awareness that education is the only key to success in society.