JMD2754: Child Labor in Pakistan and its Effects on Business

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JMD2754: Contemporary social
sustainability

Social sustainability
issues
• Child labour negatively
impact on the brand image of
the company. The consumers
set the negative image
regarding the company in
their mind which damage the
goodwill of company.
Brand
Image-
• company should not involve
the child labour or the girl
child in their company for the
employment as this is against
the ethical values of business.
Against
the
company’s
ethical
guidelines
-

Social sustainability
issues
Child labour
laws-
Business
social
responsibility
• Article 11.3 of
Pakistan’s constitution
says that the child
below the age of 14
shall not be engaged
in mine or any factory
or at any of the
hazardous
employment.
• Companies have to
follow the corporate
social responsibility
and should work
ethically and socially
towards the issues of
social, environmental,
and cultural.

Reasons behind Child
labour
Unemployment
Poverty
Illiteracy
Urbanization
Family
Background

Solution
O Company can help the
girls by providing them
with education along
with the work until they
turn 14.
O Can take the
responsibility to educate
them
O Investment can be asked
by the government
authorities for this
purpose.

CRAP Test

CRAP Test

References
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