Rural market activities and child engagement in Nigeria
The aim of this study examines the effect of market day on child labour participation and school attendance.The data-set of 408 respondents were purposively obtained using structured questionnaire on children 10 to 14 years of age who are residents of Tungan-Mallam rural community, and bivariate pro...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/20381/1/ICOGPA%202016%201%2011.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/20381/ http://icogpa2016.weebly.com/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The aim of this study examines the effect of market day on child labour participation and school attendance.The data-set of 408 respondents were purposively obtained using structured questionnaire on children 10 to 14 years of age who are residents of Tungan-Mallam rural community, and bivariate probit model was applied. Both the basic theoretical model derived and empirical results shows that, earnings from periodic market activities leads to child participation in labour and reduces their school attendance rate especially on market
days.Likewise, even with presence of adult in the household, labour supply on the market day
tend to be high due to excessive demand for child labour coupled with lower wage payment in
respect to adult wage. The study recommends a strict school attendance especially on the
market days with a decisive punishment of class repetition, while general awareness to both
parents and children on the danger associated with child labour should be encouraged at
intervals. |
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