Prevalence and Causes of Child Labor in Gamo Gofa Zone: The Case of Daramalo District

Abstract

The child labor is worldwide problem. There are estimated over 168 million child labors in the world. About 7.5 million child laborers were found in Ethiopia. This study assessed the reasons for the exploitation of child labor, and the nature and magnitude of problems encountered by child laborers in Gamo Gofa Zone specifically in Daramalo district in 2014/15. The Cox Proportional Hazard model was used and collected cross-sectional data through using systematic sampling method was analyzed by SPSS 20.0.   According to the study, the prevalence of child labor was 82.7 percent. Large proportions (99.4%) of the child laborers in study area are forcefully unpaid family workers and they work starting before 6 am in the morning until 1 pm in the night.

Keywords: Child Labor, Prevalence, Cox Regression, Daramalo district

DOI: 10.7176/JAAS/56-04

Publication date:June 30^th 2019