Peer-reviewed article
Child Labour Efforts Success or Failure and their Implications for a Country Like Pakistan
Rifat Jahan, Khalid Rashid ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper examines child labour efforts in South Asia, particularly Pakistan, India, Iran, and Bangladesh, which are identified as the worst-affected regions. The author notes that despite government initiatives implemented in collaboration with international organizations like ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF, and OECD, success rates remain unsatisfactory. The study identifies coordination failures, lack of commitment, and capacity constraints as key obstacles to project success. The analysis focuses on evaluating the Combating Abusive Child Labour II project through documentary analysis.
Key points
- South Asia and particularly Pakistan, India, Iran, and Bangladesh are identified as the worst-affected regions by child labour
- Governments have collaborated with ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF, and OECD to develop bodies at provincial and lower administrative levels
- Success rates of child labour initiatives remain below aspirational levels
- Lack of coordination, insufficient zeal, and capacity constraints are identified as barriers to project success
- The Combating Abusive Child Labour II project was selected for evaluation
Limitations
This is a qualitative study based on documentary analysis and reports only, with no primary data collection or empirical evaluation presented in the abstract. The document does not specify which initiatives succeeded or failed, nor does it provide quantitative evidence of outcomes.
Abstract
Child labor existence dates back to the history of mankind; it took various forms and instances over the twitch of time. The worst-hit are the African peninsula and underdeveloped countries of the world, especially South Asia. At the micro-level, Pakistan, India, Iran, Bangladesh are the worst affected. The government of these countries have taken certain initiatives since the malice of child labor is associated with multiple factors, so the success rate is not satisfactory to the level aspired. These initiatives have been taken up in collaboration with ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF, OECD, which managed to develop the bodies at provincial and further lower levers but want of coordination lack of zeal and capacity didn't make the projects a real success. A project in the name of Combating Abusive Child Labour II has been taken up to know the success or otherwise of it. It is a qualitative study based on reports and documentary analysis.