Is Child Labor an Issue Today? Factors and Policy-Related

Shadiya Mohamed Baqutayan, Sumaya Mohammed Bagotayan, Hafiz Hussin, Boniface Basin Anak Nyirob and Faisal Ali Al Balushi
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Shadiya Mohamed Baqutayan: Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sumaya Mohammed Bagotayan: Perdana centre of science, technology and innovation policy (UTM), Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hafiz Hussin: Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Boniface Basin Anak Nyirob: Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Faisal Ali Al Balushi: Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2020, vol. 6, issue 9, 826-837

Abstract: The world has accomplished progress in human right and child education under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); the goal that comprises end modern slavery and human trafficking and secures the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labor in all its forms, nevertheless, child labor issues are continuing to spread to many countries in the world. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to address the issue of child labor and factor that help to eliminate child labor issues in Malaysia. Data were collected through an online survey; the participants included twenty-nine (29) Malaysian civil services. The finding of this research indicated that, although the cost for hiring the children is low compare to the adult as highlighted in supply and demand side, few factors preventing community to use the child as a laborer like religion, awareness/knowledge, humanity, ethic, and culture, therefore, there must be a child labor policy that eliminates all forms of child labor in Malaysia. This research is carried values to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in enhancing the policy to end child labor, reduce poverty and hunger, and improves the quality of education; thus, this research carries values to the minister of labor and social affairs in enhancing the policy on human resources development.

Keywords: Child labor; Preventing factors; Sustainable development goals (SDGs). (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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