CHILD LABOUR ACTIVITIES IN A CHANGING WORLD: EVIDENCES FROM A METROPOLIS IN NIGERIA
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2018-05-30
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International Journal of Development and Management Review. Published by Directorate of General Studies, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri.
Abstract
The incidence of child labour is fast increasing in Nigeria with many children
becoming victims of illiteracy, violence, rape, kidnap, teenage pregnancy and
sexually transmitted infections which they may not have the capacity to cope with
because of their age. This study explores child labour activities in a metropolis in
Nigeria. The aim of this study is to unravel the factors responsible for the increase
in incidences of child labour in the study population. The study was conducted
among children who engage in child labour in Ilorin metropolis, North-Central
Nigeria. This study employed qualitative research approach using unstructured in
depth interviews that were conducted in Yoruba, pidgin and English languages.
Twenty (20) participants, who were purposively selected, were included in the
study. The study focused on two groups of participants namely: children that
engage in hawking and children who engage in house help activities in households
in the metropolis. Findings from the study revealed that, poverty as a result of low
income in many families is a strong determinant of child labour among the
participants. Other factors such as the need for children to exchange child labour
activities for education and personal development, the need to live a better life, the
need to earn a living and the need to fend for themselves were also revealed in the
study as determinants to child labour in the metropolis. The study recommends that
government should impose stiffer punishments for offenders of child labour
offences to serve as deterrents for parents and wards who engage their children in
labour activities
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Financial support, Family needs, Poor, Hunger, Mal-treatment.
Citation
Oluyemi, J. A., Muhammed, A. Y., Raji, A., Atolagbe, E., Adejoke, J. A. & Motolani, W. T. (2018): Child Labour Activities in a Changing World: Evidences from a Metropolis in Nigeria. International Journal of Development and Management Review. 13(1); 204-213,