ABSTRACT
The study examines child labour and family livelihood in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti
State, Nigeria. In the process of sampling techniques, purposive and snowballing
non-random sampling teclu1iques were adopted. Using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS) to analyze the information collected from 150 participants
through questionnaire, while scheduled interview was conducted to gain
information from 8 parents that have children that engage in income generating
activities in their custody, the information was processed analyzed through
frequency distribution, chi-square and content analysis. The result of the findings
shows that most of the respondents attained only secondary school, findings also
revealed that those children under study engages in hard labour like Mechanic,
Tailoring, Join man Laborer, Palm/Kerosene seller etc. Result also apparent that
most of the children under investigation contribute to their parents/guidance
economic by supporting the family financially and in supporting family business.
The findings also indicate that poverty is the major cause of child labour,
while the male children are the most victim of child labour. However, some
children are forced to child labour while others are ignorant of their situation as
children who are exploited in supporting the family economy, which is child
abuse. Thus, the immediate action against child labour is needed in the study area
in order to curb this menace of child labour. In addition, Ekiti state government
should support the NGOs and international organization in eradicating child
labour in Ekiti state.
OLUWABUNMI, A (2021). Child Labour And Family Livelihood, A Case Study Of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/child-labour-and-family-livelihood-a-case-study-of-ado-ekiti-ekiti-state
OLUWABUNMI, ADEWUNMI "Child Labour And Family Livelihood, A Case Study Of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State" Afribary. Afribary, 20 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/child-labour-and-family-livelihood-a-case-study-of-ado-ekiti-ekiti-state. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
OLUWABUNMI, ADEWUNMI . "Child Labour And Family Livelihood, A Case Study Of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State". Afribary, Afribary, 20 May. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/child-labour-and-family-livelihood-a-case-study-of-ado-ekiti-ekiti-state >.
OLUWABUNMI, ADEWUNMI . "Child Labour And Family Livelihood, A Case Study Of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/child-labour-and-family-livelihood-a-case-study-of-ado-ekiti-ekiti-state