Assessment of Child Labour and its Impact on the Right to Primary Education: The Case of Bahir Dar Town, Gishabay and Hidar 11 Kebeles
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Child labour has been one of vibrant and pervasive social problem of Ethiopia. On the other
hand, little research has been conducted on it to scrutinize the nature, magnitude, and its impact
on primary education. Hence, the study examined the interplay between child labour and the
attainment of primwy edl/cationior children whose age are between the age group of 6 to 14 in
Bahir Dare town, Gishabay and Hidar II kebeles. To undelpin the concepts oi child labour, the
researcher undertaken the four theories of child labollr: labour market perspective, human
capital perspective, social responsibility perspective and child centered perspective. The
researcher employed qualitative research method In-depth interview, key informants interview,
FDGs and observation were utilized to collect the necessary data.
The finding of the research indicates that child labollrers are not well aware of about their
human (child rights) rights. The results of the study reveal that despite children deserves a
special protection jor their vulnerability; they are engaging in labour works and compelled to
withdraw Fom school. This greatly alJixts their right to education. When children invested II/ore
times on works, they have not get enough time to go school,Jor doing homework, an assignment,
study, and rest. Therefore, investing more hours on work is potentially reducing the educational
achievement of working children. Child labour has also significant impacts on the health
condition, physical, mental, psychological development self-esteem and self-confidence of a
child. Poverty, peer pressure, lack of attitudinal change to consider child labour as other
crimes; ignorallce of social responsibility, and lack ofconcem to see children as alice own child
accounts the major factors jor the prevalence of child labour in the studying areas.
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