Child Labor in Pakistan: A Critical Analysis of Social Sustainability

This presentation examines the complex issue of child labor in Pakistan, exploring its root causes, potential effects, and legal frameworks. It analyzes the case study "Third-World Families at Work: Child Labor or Child Care?" by Nichols and Maratha, applying the CRAP test to assess the reliability and validity of the information presented. The presentation highlights the ethical and social implications of child labor, emphasizing the need for sustainable solutions that prioritize the well-being and rights of children.

Business Presentation on
Social Sustainability
Assessment 1
Third-World Families at Work: Child Labor or Child
Care?

Introduction
O Child labour can be referred
as employment of children
which divests them from
their childhood.
O It is major problem of entire
world but Pakistan is
country which is highly
affected by this problem.
O The main reason of child
labour is lack of education,
poverty and poor resources of
income.

Main causes of Child Labour
O The most
important reasons
of child labour are
follows as under:
O Over population
O Unemployment of
elders
O Poverty
O Illiteracy

The potential effect of child labour
O The child labour does not
provide right of education of
children.
O Poor child suffers from sore
throats, headache and other
skin diseases.
O It influences negative impact
on mental and physical
development of child.
O Child who works in factories
get harm from chemicals and
machineries.

Child labour Laws
O To consider the negative
impact on child labour on
children, the Pakistan
government ahs declared that
has introduced various laws.
O According to Pakistani law,
any person who will
employed the children will be
penalised to pay 20,000 rupee.
O As per 1991 Pakistani statute,
children will not work more
than 7 hours.
Prohibition and
Regulation acts of
child labour are
follows as under:
 World Labor
Report(ILO, 1992)
 Work
Digest (Volume 10,
Number 1, 1991)
 Office Gazette,
1991: Employment
of Children Act
 World Labor
Report(ILO, 1992)

CRAP Test
O Reliability: This
current presentation
is based on case
study of Third-World
Families at Work:
Child Labor or Child
Care?. Also, it
focuses on the major
issue of Pakistan
which is child labor.
O Currency: All the
information of this
presentation is taken
from the given case
study of Nichols and
Maratha. The
information which is
provided can be out-
dated because many
new changes has
taken place in child
labour laws.

CRAP Test
It is huge responsibility of Stein to determine the experience
of little girl which is offered by the Pakistani society…..
O Purpose: The most
important objective of
author is to highlight the
situation of Pakistan due
to child labour and all the
agendas of child labour.
O Authority: The given
case study is authorised
by Martha and Nichols
which is sources from
Harvard business review.
The presentation is
totally focused on social
issues of Pakistan like
Child labour.

References
O Glauser, B. (2015). Street children. Constructing and
reconstructing childhood: Contemporary issues in the
sociological study of childhood, 128.
O Hindman, H. D., & Hindman, H. (2014). The world of child
labor: An historical and regional survey. Routledge.
O Schermerhorn, J.R., Davidson, P., Factor, A., Woods, P.,
Simon, A. and McBarron, E. (2016). Management. (6th Asia
Pacific edition). John Wiley & Sons
O Nichols, M. (1993). Third-World Families at Work: Child
Labor or Child Care?. Harvard Business Review, 71(1), p.12.
O Tsogas, G. (2015). Labor regulation in a global economy.
Routledge.