Child Labour (Research report) Chapter-3

Chapter-3

Tabulation

            The various important tabulation of some important and basic table results can be analyzed as follow.

Note:   Sample size is 30 children, 3 workshops, 5 from each workshops

1)        Type of Child Family

Table 1.1-A

Nuclear (Poor)	%	Joint (Poor)	%	Extended (poor)	%	Poor as whole (poor)	%
10	33%	3	10%	2	6%	15	50%

Results

            The above table 1.1-A shows that most of the children working in mechanical workshops belong to nuclear and poor families, while as whole all those children working in workshops are extremely poor, and they are living in such a worse condition under two time one piece of meal each time in a 24 hour a day.

2)        Total Number of Child Family Member

Table 1.2-B

No of family members	%	No of family member	%
One to 5 members	0%	21 to above	15.6%
Six to 10 members	30%
Eleven to 15 member	---
Sixteen to 20 member	---

Results

            The above table 1.2-B indicates that most of the children working in Mechanical workshops their families consists of mostly 6 to 10 members, while some of its consist of 21 to above members so it is very much clear that due to high child growth in these poor families compel the up growing children towards begging and labour.

Socio-economic causes

3)        Are Your Parents Alive?

Table 1.3-C

Parents alive (Both)	Yes	No	% percentage
15	ü	---	50%

Results

            The table 1.3-c shows that most of the children working in mechanical workshops, their parent are alive, and they are working as labour according to their parents directions.

4.         Parents (Both) Educational Status

Table 1.4-D

Parents educational status	Response	Percentage
Educated	4	13.3%
Uneducated	11	36.6%

Results

            The table 1.4-D shows that the parents educational status of most of the children is illiterate, while there is a minor ratio of parents educational status i.e. 2 to 4 classes, (Primary) that is only 13.3%.

5.         Children Educational Status

Table 1.5-E

Children educational status	Response	Percentage
Literate (Primary 2 to 4 classes)	12	40%
Illiterate	3	10%

Results

            The table 1.5-E indicates that most of the children working in Mechanical workshops are literate up to primary level, while 10% of them are completely illiterate, they even can’t read and write their names

Personal observation

            It was very curious and excepting miserable conditions of children in the target workshops at Shubba, Nothia and Tehkal, mechanical workshops, in the Peshawar city. But I was very fabulous when I met them in the workshop in Shubba during working hours. All of them were dressed in dirty, black spotted clothes. They were enjoying their funny and amusing environment, they were very much busy in their work and they were looking just like bees insect. When they saw me they become active and thinking that who am I and what I want from them. I met their (Usthazz) named Taji Usthazz he was a tall person with half white beard and was smoking red and white. He welcome me and ask what is your problem, I told him about my task, he permitted me and I have chooses children from his workshop. Similarly I met 5 child form each workshop in Nothia and Tehkal. While asking questions from each child. I have observed their way of talking to me, their face expression, their movement, their emotions and their commitment with their works, their simplicity which highly wonder me and their shyness which was amusing and unique and what not. The main features which I have observed, that I want to be the wring of my personal observation, these are:-

¨      The children were optimistic.

¨      They were highly active and determined.

¨      They were very respective.

¨      They were responsible.

¨      They were work minded.

¨      They were regular.

¨      Most to them were literate (2 to 4 class level).

¨      Most of them were 6 to 14 year olds.

¨      Their bosses were co-operative.

¨      Their colleagues were co-operative and friendly.

¨      They were mostly belong to poor families.

¨      Most of their father were alive.