Child labor in Pakistan

Child labor in Pakistan  It is very difficult to make a precise estimate of the magnitude of child Labour in Pakistan on account of numerous limitations on collecting the data. The last child labour survey was  in 1996. According to the survey, 3.3 million children were working, out of which 73 per cent were boys and 27 per cent were girls. The children made up about 7 per cent of the total work force, according to the findings of the survey.
The provincial distribution indicated that the volume of child labour only in Punjab was about 1.9 million; three-fifths (60 per cent) of total child labour in the country. The second on the list was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where about one million children were labouring. Sindh had a population of 2,98,000 child labourers. The lowest figure, 14,000, was for Balochistan because of the lesser number of households reporting child labour.
Out of all the child labourers in Pakistan, majority is employed in agricultural occupations. Their activities include shepherding, collecting firewood, fetching water, spraying fertilizers, catering and caring for the siblings. According to the 1996 survey’s findings, there were eight times more children working in the rural areas then in urban areas. In urban settings, children are employed in more diversified occupations such as loading and unloading of goods, serving at hotels and restaurants, working at fisheries, auto workshops, rag picking, shoe-shining, begging etc.
A Rapid Assessment on child domestic labour was made by Status of Provincial Child Labour (SPARC) in Islamabad and four provincial capitals, based on selected localities covering 2,492 households in 2004. It revealed that every fourth household in Pakistan employs children for domestic purposes. Majority of these 62 per cent were girls. However, there were distinct provincial variations in the prevalence of female child domestic workers. In Peshawar and Quetta, the proportion of girls was lower than in Lahore, Karachi and twin cities. The KP and Baluchistan are relatively conservative regions and do not encourage female mobility and employment.
Street children are one of the main issues these days. They work in varieties such as shoe-shining, selling flowers, pens or similar stuff. The problem of children living on the street is somewhat different from that of children working in factories and workshops who go home at the end of the day, while street children are on their own and at the mercy of their employers. An estimated 1.2 million children are on the streets of Pakistan’s major cities and urban centers, constituting the country’s largest and most ostracized social group. These include ‘runaway’ children who live or work on the street, as well as the minority that return to their families at the end of the day with their meager earnings. According to a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) survey, 72 per cent of working children are not in contact with their families and 10 per cent have no unaware of their families details.
Multiple NGOs are working on child labour abuse, whereas the Government is also helping these NGOs by providing staff or official database.
As part of the society, we should also discourage the Child labour and put every possible effort to minimize this social injustice. We must consider them as a vital part of our youth and let them grow free rather than slaves. Providing them with education will surely result in a great contribution to the development of the country. Moreover, it will also lessen the rate of crimes, as these child labourers especially scavengers and beggars are commonly found involved in different crimes.

Final reflection on Social Campaign

Social media has helped me a lot for spreading awareness regarding my social campaign. All of the platforms were very useful and equally important.

Blogger :- This platform really helped me in writing detailed information and stories that I got. This helps to gain attention of more people, so you can reach a large audience. This platform has helped me a lot and in future I see my self using it in various times for my campaign.

Twitter :- This platform has been very helpful . Through this you can write small posts in limited number of words, so you can attach various links and share pictures very easily.

You Tube  :-  This platform is very important for sharing your message through videos. As it is widely used in the world for surfing and browsing videos. It is very helpful in spreading your message.

Facebook :-  Facebook is very useful as you can use it for communicating, socializing purpose and for spreading your message. you can make a Facebook page and it can be widely used for your campaign.

Instagram :- Instagram is very helpful when it comes to spread awareness through pictures. It has really helped and in future it can be a great help for my campaign.

LinkedIn :-  As it a professionally used network. It is a great help in finding people associated with your social campaign.


Through out my GNML sessions, there were a lot of rewarding moments but one of them that was making a video for  YouTube. It was fun and exciting both . I learned a lot from it. This was the first time that I was making  a video so there was a lot learning and excitement involved in it.

The most challenging experience was making a LinkedIn profile as it was a professionally used network. It involved a lot of learning. It was the first time that I was doing it. So it was little challenging but had a great learning as well.

There are many reasons that I want to use these platforms in future. They are great source of reaching the large number of audience, so they are a great help.

Child labor in india

The story that I got through google alerts this time is about the survival of the kids who survived through child labor and were sent back home. Among them one of the child is 10 years old and was earning around thirty dollars a month. The other kid was 18 years old, who survived as well. These kids were later rescued by the labor department. attached id the link to my article.child labor in india

child labor in philippines

This week I got a story through google alerts regarding the child labor in philippines. Its about those families whose children are engaged with child labor or are about to enter in it. its very sad that in this modren world people are still doing this. This age is of going to school. this age is about learning, palying with toys and playing sports but unfortunately due to some reasons people with less education don't realize that. here is the link to my article.child labor in philippines

Child labor in India's jewelry factory

This is the story that I got through google alerts . It is pretty sad that how these young kids have been forced work in factories and other working places. In this story , the India police rescued many of the victims of the child labor in  the city of Hyderabad . It sates that many of the kids have been brought from very under previllaged areas with very high poverty rate. Some of the children were as young as 6 years . These kids were brought to work in a factory which makes bengles and sells them. Attached is the link to this story which I got through google alerts. child labor in jewelry factory ( INDIA)

Child labor and palm oil in Indonesia

meet Bimo Kencana Arief , A thirteen year old boy. This middle school boy is working in the palm oil company loading palm oil fruits into the waiting trucks. At this age where he should be going to school and spending his afternoons as doing homework and  spending time with his neighborhood friends but unfortunately he is working and making money for his family. there is a need to bring change and We need to convince parents ... that children are supposed to study and not work. attached is the link of this story that I got through google alerts. Child labor and palm oil in Indonesia

Children in South Sudan

children in south sudan face problems ,  nearly 750,000 children are facing another Christmas season far from home. In a report released Monday, World Visionfound South Sudan's children are trading books for jobs and called on international donors to work to bring peace to the war-torn country. attached is the link of the story that  I got from google alerts . 

CHILDREN IN SUDAN FACE PROBLEMS