Working environment and morbidities of child laborers in an urban slum of Kolkata

Dey, Indira

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“…The Child Labor Act in Bangladesh provides for safe and healthy work environments for children (Dey 2008), but it would appear that the regulations are not being enforced. In addition, a high proportion of the child laborers have inadequate leave opportunities, poor training, little access to healthy sanitation facilities, or medical or health support.…”

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Urban Child Labor in Bangladesh: Determinants and Its Possible Impacts on Health and Education

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(1) Background: A significant proportion of child laborers are compelled to work in exploitative environments, and experience both deteriorating health and financial loss. The present study sought to determine the factors affecting child labor and the characteristics of their working environment. (2) Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted with 80 child laborers aged 5 to 17 years. Alongside descriptive statistics, a newly devised technique known as the Influencing Causes Index (ICI) was administered and tested. (3) Results: The demographic findings reveal that most child laborers are young children (12–14 years) and 32.5% of child laborers have never attended school. The thorough assessment of determinants reflects that not only poverty but schooling expenses and a lack of access to opportunities in primary schools are also the top-ranked push factors to trigger children towards labor. Around 72.5% of children work for over 8 h a day. A significant proportion of participants received no leave, training, or access to hygiene facilities. The existing pattern of employment and working conditions resulted in musculoskeletal pain and dermatological infections among child laborers (p < 0.05). (4) Conclusions: This research suggests that income measures for households and an education program for both children and parents would expedite the abolition of child labor.

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“…The Child Labour Act in Bangladesh provides for a safe and healthy work environment for children (Dey 2008), but it would appear that the regulations are not being enforced. In addition, a high proportion of the child labourers had inadequate leave opportunities, poor training, little access to healthy sanitation facilities, or medical or health support.…”

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Urban Child Labour in Bangladesh: Determinants and It’s Possible Impacts on Health and Education

Ahad¹,

Chowdhury²,

Parry³

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1) Background: A significant proportion of child laborers are compelled to work in exploitative environments, experience both deteriorating health and financial loss. The present study sought to determine the factors affecting child labour and the characteristics of their working environment. 2) Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted with 80 child labourers aged 5 to 17 years. Alongside descriptive statistics, a newly devised technique known as Influencing Causes Index (ICI) was administered and tested. 3) Results: The startling demographic findings reveal that peak share of child labourers are young children (12-14 years) and 32.5% child laborers had never attended school. The thorough assessment of determinants reflects that not only poverty, but schooling expenses and lack of access opportunity to primary schools are also the top-ranked push factors to trigger children towards labour. Around 72.5% of children work for over 8 hours a day. A significant proportion of participants received no leave, training, or access to hygiene facilities. The existing pattern of employment and working conditions resulted in musculoskeletal pain and dermatological infections among child labourers (p&lt;0.05). 4) Conclusion: This research suggests that income measures for households, and an education programme for both children and parents would expedite the abolition of child labour.

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Child labour and health: a systematic review

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Oppong-Nkrumah

Kaufman

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Int J Public Health

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Working environment and morbidities of child laborers in an urban slum of Kolkata

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