In Their Own Words: Consequences 0f Child Labor in Urban Nigeria

Togunde, Dimeji; Carter, Arielle

doi:10.1080/09718923.2008.11892615

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“…The importance of social work services comes to light given the consequences of children's vulnerabilities. Studies have affirmed the impact of child rights violation to their overall well-being (Osiruemu, 2007;Togunde & Carter, 2008;Faloore & Asamu, 2010;Joseph-Obi, 2011;Owolabi, 2012;Jones et al, 2012;ILO, 2015), just as the public attest to the significance of social work services to child protection. Omorogiuwa (2015) for instance, found that the being vulnerable depresses children's school enrolments rates and encourages large percentage of school drop outs.…”

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Child Vulnerabilities in Nigeria: What is the Nature of Our Work as Child Protection Social Workers?

Omorogiuwa

2023

Mediterr. J. Soc. Sci.

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Terms like child abuse, child labour, street children, child trafficking, and child marriage underscore the vulnerability of children worldwide, and underpin the imperative of affording them holistic care. Such services must address the underlying factors that elevate their vulnerability as is consistent with the person-in-environment focus of social work. Given our historical commitments and top-notch values, the social work profession, more than any other, is most concerned with the well-being of children. Yet, not much is known of our professional action in Africa, a region near the pyramid's pinnacle in child rights violation. This article presents the findings of a qualitative study, involving five voluntary organizations, which explored the nature of social work services to vulnerable children. Drawing on a constructivist framework, semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather data in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, and the results were then thematically analyzed. Findings indicate that social work services for vulnerable children require strengthening, since it does not address the root causes that exacerbate their vulnerability. Suggestions for navigating these challenges are explored. Received: 2 November 2022 / Accepted: 30 December 2022 / Published: 5 January 2023

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Child Vulnerabilities in Nigeria: What is the Nature of Our Work as Child Protection Social Workers?

Omorogiuwa

2023

Mediterr. J. Soc. Sci.

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“…As such, children are made to contribute to the household income. Several Nigerians are living below the poverty line and as such, many of these children engage in street hawking in order to help their parents to foot their bills (Togunde & Arielle, 2008).…”

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“…UNICEF (2006) noted that children work as street vendors, cobblers, mechanic apprentices and domestic servants in Nigeria. Arielle (2008) observed that the government has not been able to control the issue of street hawking in Nigeria. The U.S Department of Labour (2010) observed that Nigeria has the highest form of child labour.…”

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Factors Preventing the Attainment of Child-Labour Policies as Perceived by Teachers in Kwara, Nigeria. Implications for in-School Adolescents

Bolu-Steve

2022

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This study aimed at looking at the factors preventing the attainment of child-labour policies as perceived by teachers in Kwara State. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting 70 respondents from each of the senatorial districts in Kwara State. The stratified sampling technique was used to select the respondents based on gender and religion. A researcher-designed instrument titled Child Labour Questionnaire was used for this study. The instrument has two sections. Section A dealt with the demographic data. Section B contained 20 items on the factors preventing the attainment of government policies on child labour. A reliability of 0.70 was obtained which was considered reliable for this study. A significant difference was found in the factors preventing the attainment of child labour policies as perceived by teachers in Kwara State based on gender and educational qualification. However, no significant difference was found on the basis of years of working experience and religion. Therefore, it was recommended that teachers and school counsellors should educate parents and adolescents on the consequences of child labour.

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“…In terms of motive for becoming a domestic, studies typically report that the child became a domestic at a parent's request. Sharma, Thakurathi, Sapkota, Devkota, & Rimal (2001 [52]) report that 82 percent of domestics in Nepal answer that the decision to become a domestic was made by their parents. When asked about motives, respondents usually mention the primacy of poverty related concerns.…”

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Child labour

Thévenon¹,

Edmonds²

2019

OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers

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Sustainable Development Goal target 8.7 aims to eradicate child labour in all its forms by 2025. Ten years before this deadline, the objective is far from being achieved since in 2016, about one-in-ten children (152 million in total) aged 5 to 17 were engaged in child labour worldwide, many of them as unpaid family workers in agriculture. Nearly half of the children in child labour were in hazardous work and exposed to serious health and safety risks. Moreover, about one-third of children in child labour do not attend school at all; the others go to school, but not all the time. Children in child labour are more likely to leave school early before grade completion, and underperform in school tests.

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In Their Own Words: Consequences 0f Child Labor in Urban Nigeria

Cited by 10 publications

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Child Vulnerabilities in Nigeria: What is the Nature of Our Work as Child Protection Social Workers?

Child Vulnerabilities in Nigeria: What is the Nature of Our Work as Child Protection Social Workers?

Factors Preventing the Attainment of Child-Labour Policies as Perceived by Teachers in Kwara, Nigeria. Implications for in-School Adolescents

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