Exploitation of Bonded Child Labor by Brick Kilns Industrialist in Peshawar, Pakistan

Abstract

 This quantitative study aimed at investigating the exploitation of bonded child labor by the brick kiln industrialist in Peshawar, Pakistan. From a total of 380 brick kilns, 60 brick furnaces were taken as a sample of ventures. Further, from these 60 brick furnaces, 2 children, 2 parents and 1 proprietor from each kiln were chosen randomly through simple random sampling; hence, making a total sample size of 300 i.e. 120 kids, 120 parents and 60 proprietors through Sekaran (2010) table of sample size. Essential information was investigated through SPSS where Chi-square test statistics was used to ascertain the association between dependent and independent variable. A significant (p=0.001) association was found between financial issues and bonded kids work while a highly significant (p=0.000) association was revealed between propel cash and bonded kids work. Moreover, a significant (p=0.008) association was found between advance money and bonded child labor. The study suggested free and necessary essential training; pay age plans, execution of bonded labor cancelation Act 1992 including other work laws and Conventions on the Rights of Children (CRC) Ratifications. Moreover, the government has to take strict action against those industries’ owners who financially exploit the children in workplace.