http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-II).04
10.31703/grr.2021(VI-II).04
Published : Jun 2021
Child Labor in Karachi: Situation and Realities Behind Increased Number of Working Children
The number of working children in Karachi is increasing day by day, and the objective of this research study was to highlight the situation and explore the reasons behind it. For this purpose, using sequential exploratory research design, data was collected from working children and parents of some of the children and was analyzed using SPSS. It is concluded that parents and their children have a wish for education but because of the cost of education and other reasons are unable.
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Child-Labour, Karachi, Predicators & Increased numbers
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(1) Stephen John
Associate Professor, Department of Education, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Sadaf Khan
Department of Business Administration, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Pervaiz Ali Mahesar
Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Cite this article
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APA : John, S., Khan, S., & Mahesar, P. A. (2021). Child Labor in Karachi: Situation and Realities Behind Increased Number of Working Children. Global Regional Review, VI(II), 27-35. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-II).04
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CHICAGO : John, Stephen, Sadaf Khan, and Pervaiz Ali Mahesar. 2021. "Child Labor in Karachi: Situation and Realities Behind Increased Number of Working Children." Global Regional Review, VI (II): 27-35 doi: 10.31703/grr.2021(VI-II).04
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HARVARD : JOHN, S., KHAN, S. & MAHESAR, P. A. 2021. Child Labor in Karachi: Situation and Realities Behind Increased Number of Working Children. Global Regional Review, VI, 27-35.
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MHRA : John, Stephen, Sadaf Khan, and Pervaiz Ali Mahesar. 2021. "Child Labor in Karachi: Situation and Realities Behind Increased Number of Working Children." Global Regional Review, VI: 27-35
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MLA : John, Stephen, Sadaf Khan, and Pervaiz Ali Mahesar. "Child Labor in Karachi: Situation and Realities Behind Increased Number of Working Children." Global Regional Review, VI.II (2021): 27-35 Print.
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OXFORD : John, Stephen, Khan, Sadaf, and Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali (2021), "Child Labor in Karachi: Situation and Realities Behind Increased Number of Working Children", Global Regional Review, VI (II), 27-35
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TURABIAN : John, Stephen, Sadaf Khan, and Pervaiz Ali Mahesar. "Child Labor in Karachi: Situation and Realities Behind Increased Number of Working Children." Global Regional Review VI, no. II (2021): 27-35. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2021(VI-II).04