SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF CHILD LABOR IN AUTO CAR REPAIRING WORKSHOPS IN TEHSILE: FEROZWALA, DISTRICT: SHEIKHUPURA-PAKISTAN

This study was undertaken to identify the socio, economic factors, which are responsible to enforce the child to do work in auto car repairing workshops in Tehsil: Ferozwala, District: Sheikhupura-Pakistan. For this purpose, 100 respondents under 18 years of age were randomly selected from all over the Tehsile. A comprehensive interviewing schedule was designed to collect the required information. Almost two third respondents were under 16 to 18 years, belonged to the rural areas. Almost one and half respondents had attained middle education. Majority of the respondents’ father were alive but with low income and living in combine / joint family system. Majority of the respondents were not willing to work, but their parents motivated / forced them for working due to financial problems. There is a need to enhance educational facilities of children and employment opportunities for the head of family as well as possible. So that child labour would be controlled and our society put forward towards development. Finally, some suggestions are given at the end of paper for the better future of the children.