Peer-reviewed article
Child Labour And Drop Out Children
Shekappa Gyanappa ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examines the relationship between child labour and out-of-school children (OOSC), focusing on children aged 7-14 years in developing countries. The research finds that most children not in school are engaged in some form of work, and that children who work while in school are at higher risk of dropping out. The study emphasizes that understanding the connection between these two issues is essential for achieving both universal education and child labour elimination goals.
Key points
- The majority of out-of-school children are engaged in some form of work activity
- Children involved in work while attending school are more likely to drop out
- The interplay between child labour and out-of-school status affects achievement of Education for All and child labour elimination goals
- The study focuses on children aged 7-14 years across multiple developing countries
- Two key indicators measure the intersection: the proportion of OOSC who are child labourers, and the proportion of child labourers who are out of school
Limitations
The document is an abstract or introduction that does not provide specific findings, data, or results from the analysis. We cannot determine which countries were included, what specific forms of child labour were examined, or what quantitative evidence was found.
Abstract
The child labour episode is closely associated to that of out-of-school children (OOSC). The majority of children not in school are occupied in some form of work activity and, for children in school involvement in work makes them more liable to untimely drop-out. Considering the interplay between child labour and out-of-school children is therefore critical to achieving both Education for All (EFA) and child labour elimination goals. This study presents a vivid profile of links between child labour and out-of-school children from different developing countries included in the OOSC study. The focus is primarily on the 7-14 years age range, and on Dimensions 2-5 of the Five Dimensions of Exclusion. How are the OOSC and child labour phenomena related? The intersection of the OOSC and child labour groups can be expressed in two different ways: first, the extent to which the OOSC population is composed of child labourers and second, the extent to which child labourers are out of school. These two indicators offer different ways of viewing the interplay between the OOSC and child labour groups.