Peer-reviewed article
Child labour in Herat districts: A research of child labour in Herat (As a contribution to family income)
Fariha Amin Haidary, Mirella Loda ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This research examines child labour in Herat City, Afghanistan, focusing on how children contribute to family income. The study situates child labour within broader development contexts including poverty reduction and education efforts. The research was conducted in districts 8 and 10 of Herat City using empirical data collection and analysis. The authors argue that addressing child labour requires not only understanding its causes but also coordinated efforts across legal, economic, and educational frameworks. The study identifies a need for continued research and data collection to inform targeted interventions.
Key points
- Child labour in Herat is examined as a contribution to family income in its socio-economic context
- The research emphasizes that child labour must be addressed within national development frameworks including poverty reduction and education initiatives
- Data were collected from Herat City districts 8 and 10 using quantitative analysis
- The authors highlight that child labour is both a denial of children's rights and an obstacle to national development
- There is a clear need for improved data collection and targeted actions to address child labour in the city
Limitations
The document does not provide specific findings, statistics, or results from the empirical research conducted; it primarily outlines the research structure and methodology rather than presenting substantive findings or outcomes.
Abstract
This report reviews the situation of child labor in Herat City. It argues that child labor has to be tacked in the context of national development frameworks and initiatives, in particular efforts centered around the Decent Work Agenda but also poverty reduction strategies, Education For All efforts, and initiatives to boost youth employment. Chapter 1 considers the scientific literature on child labor, some definitions and attributes of child labor, and pertinent international statistics. Chapter 2 enters the Afghan situation, examining existing studies and statistics on child labor in Afghanistan and Herat in its socio-economic context. Chapter 3 contains empirical research of child labor in Herat City and an outline of the causes of child labor, research questions, research objectives, research methodology, research environment. There is a brief review of Herat City and introducing of district# 8 and district# 10.choice method of sample size district and schools analyses variables dependent and independent variables model summary.Chapter 4 research result indicates the analysis of data that has collected from research environment Minitab software result and some of the next steps that need to be taken. And chapter 5 indicate the Conclusion and recommendation for this research. There is a clear need for research and data collection to continue, and to improve, if we are to have a complete picture of child labour in the city and see clearly how we should target actions to have the most immediate impact. Such actions will include accelerating efforts to persuade all people in the city that child labour is not only detrimental to the child and a fundamental denial of their rights but also an obstacle to national development. It must also include review and revision of national legal.