Socio-Economic Causes of Child Labor in Domestic Work: A Study of Sukkur City

Authors

  • Muhammad Abdullah Avais
  • Rafique Ahmed Chandio
  • Najma Shaikh
  • Albeena Mirza

Keywords:

Socio-Economic, Child Labor, Child Domestic Work, Sukkur City

Abstract

The study was conducted in Sukkur city. The data for ongoing study was collected through convenience sampling method. It is an exploratory research with quantitative analysis. Samples were consisted on 150 female child domestic workers. The age of respondents is between 10

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Published

2014-12-11

How to Cite

Avais, M. A., Chandio, R. A., Shaikh, N., & Mirza, A. (2014). Socio-Economic Causes of Child Labor in Domestic Work: A Study of Sukkur City. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 18(1), 410–416. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/3169

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