Supply Side Determinants of Child Labor in Districts Zhob and Sherani of Balochistan, Pakistan

Abstract

The study investigates supply-side factors that responsible for child labor in Zhob and Sherani districts of Baluchistan. With the use of a structured questionnaire, primary data is gathered in order to achieve the goals. The data is analyzed [1]using the Logit Model. Four categories are used to categorize the primary activities of children: "school only," "combining school and work," "work only," and "no school no work." The study's findings show that child labor in these two regions is mostly caused by low household incomes, or poverty. In addition to that, other factors have also significant impact on household’s decision regarding child time allocation. One of the study's key conclusions demonstrates that parents support their sons' education, indicating the existence of gender bias in the educational system. While older children are more likely to participate in work-only and school-only activities, younger children are more likely to engage in school-only and no school work activities. Children of female headed households are more likely to combine school and work. Child labor is negatively impacted by the education and employment status of the head of family and parents, whereas child schooling is positively impacted by education and employment status of parents and head of household. The size of the household has a positive correlation with labor and a negative correlation with child education. When literate adults live in the home, there is a positive correlation between school-only activities and work-only, school-only, and no school-no-work activities.