Essays about: "child labor"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 essays containing the words child labor.

  1. 1. Impediments to the elimination of child labor : A critical review of child labor policies and laws of Liberia

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Thomas Okodi; [2023]
    Keywords : Child Labor; Child Right; Hazardous; Worst Forms of Labor; Protection; minimum age; work; harm;

    Abstract : Child labor is a pressing issue in Liberia, as it is in many other developing countries. Poverty is a significant factor that drives child labor in Liberia, as many families rely on the income generated by their children to survive. READ MORE

  3. 2. Local NGOs combat against Child Labour : A case study in Mwanza, Tanzania

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Halima-Sadiya Ahmed Abdullahi; [2023]
    Keywords : NGO; child labour; artisanal small-scale mining; agriculture; Mwanza; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Children engage in paid and unpaid work that is damaging to them daily all around the world. They are categorized as child laborers, however when they are either too young to work or are engaged in dangerous activities that may jeopardize their physical, mental, social or educational development (Unicef 2021). READ MORE

  4. 3. Economic dependence, gender, and the division of invisible household labor: A comparison study between China and Sweden on mental load

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Lingzi Tang; [2023]
    Keywords : Mental Load; Invisible Household Labor; Gender Economics; Economic Dependence;

    Abstract : This study examines the association between economic dependence, gender, and invisible labor in households in China and Sweden. Survey data from 501 Chinese and 223 Swedish respondents were collected online to examine. READ MORE

  5. 4. Child Labor as a Coping Mechanism: Children’s Time Use Responses to Community and Individual Shocks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Theresa Pieper; [2023]
    Keywords : Child Labor; Chores; Household Shocks; Community Shocks; Informal Coping Mechanisms; Time Use Allocation; Ethiopia; Fixed Effects; Matched Difference-in-Difference; Panel Data; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the impact of community and individual shocks on children’s time use and aims to determine if and under what conditions households use child labor as a response to shocks. For this purpose, four survey rounds of a panel of Ethiopian children aged 5 to 15 are analysed. READ MORE

  6. 5. Do Schools Discriminate against Same-Sex Parents in Their Hospitality and Information about Enrollment? A Field Experiment in Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Hedvig Wurnell; Elin Rylander; [2022]
    Keywords : Discrimination; Homosexuality; Field experiment; Sweden; Diskriminering; Homosexualitet; Fältexperiment; Sverige;

    Abstract : This study aims to examine if schools in Sweden discriminate against same-sex parents in their hospitality and information about enrollment. We know from existing economic research that homosexuals are subject to prejudice, which has led to them being discriminated against in both the housing and labor market. READ MORE