Determinants of Child Labor in Punjab: Evidence from MICS 2014

Amina Iqbal, Sameah Saeed and Hafiz Shabir Ahmad
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Amina Iqbal: Lecturer, Department of Statistics, the University of Faisalabad (TUF), Pakistan
Sameah Saeed: Lecturer, Department of Statistics, the University of Faisalabad (TUF), Pakistan
Hafiz Shabir Ahmad: Lecturer, Department of Statistics, the University of Faisalabad (TUF), Pakistan

Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), 2025, vol. 13, issue 3, 515-519

Abstract: Since few decades ago, the issue of child labor has detained the global attention. This study highlights the supply side determinants of child labor in case of Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 6023 individuals were taken from eight district of the Punjab Pakistan as study sample. Data for this study consisted of secondary data which were obtained from multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS 2014) of Punjab. Discriminant analysis was used to capture the determinants of child labor in Punjab, Pakistan. Majority of the children were male, having age 12 years, belonging to rural area from district Faisalabad. Results show that large family size with rural area background, having much teen age children were major significant factor force poor household to send their children for work. Also family head age, family head sex and major type of household income source were the factors that pushed the children into work that is often damaging to their development.

Keywords: child labor; family; Punjab (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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