Peer-reviewed article
Patterns AND Forms OF Child Labour in Kano Metropolis
Bello, Jamilu A., Bala, Nasiru A., Yunusa , Nura M., Hanga , Nuhu M., Ahmad, Abdullahi Y. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examines the patterns and forms of child labour in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria. The research surveyed 300 respondents using multi-stage sampling and questionnaires to understand how children engage in different types of labour work. The findings identify strategies for controlling child labour, including job creation for parents, improved monitoring by guardians, and awareness campaigns by government and community organizations. The study recommends coordinated action among government, NGOs, religious leaders and communities to address the issue.
Key points
- Children in Kano Metropolis engage in multiple different forms of child labour
- Child labour is identified as a major social problem that jeopardizes society's future and undermines sustainable human development
- Government job creation for parents is recommended as a strategy to reduce child labour
- Parental monitoring and provision of children's needs are identified as important preventive measures
- Coordinated campaigns and awareness-raising by NGOs, CBOs, government agencies, religious and community leaders are recommended
Limitations
The document does not provide specific details about what forms of child labour were found, the actual prevalence rates, or empirical evidence of which recommended strategies are most effective. It is unclear whether the findings are based on children in labour, their families, or other respondent types.
Abstract
One of the major social problems bedevilling our children today, is child labour, which jeopardizes society's future, destroying societal moral values, undermining sustainable human development and subsequently exposing them into other criminal and deviant activities. Thus, child becoming an issue of concern to all well-meaning individuals. The major aim of this paper, is to explore the patterns and forms of child labour in Kano Metropolis, and it is specifically conducted under the following objectives: to assess the forms and patterns of child labour in Kano metropolis; to examine the strategies and possible solution of alleviating the menace of child labour in the study area. The study reviews related literatures on child labour including; the patterns and forms of child labour as well as the solution of the menace. Culture of poverty theory was adopted as a theoretical guide for the research. In the Research Methodology, the study employed a sample size of 300 respondents. Multi-Stage sampling techniques were used in selecting the respondents. Questionnaires were used in the data collection. Quantitative data gathered have been analyzed using relevant methods. The findings reveal that children use different forms of child labour in Kano Metropolis. It also reveals strategies of controlling the menace in the Kano metropolis. Therefore, it is recommended that Government create job opportunity for the parent and empowerment should also be in place. Parents and guardians should monitor their children's movement and behaviour as well and provide all the necessary need. Lastly, NGOs, CBOs and government agencies together with religious and community leaders should engage in campaigns and preaching to discourage child labour