Child Labor in Africa

Almost one-half of Sub-Saharan Africa’s population are children. The current economic and social developments that make them sad or happy today are crucial for the continent’s economic and social future. This paper will focus on children’s welfare—but from a paternalist and modernization point of view. We are fully aware that going to school may make many children unhappier than most normal work experiences might. Nevertheless, in this paper, attending school is considered a precondition for preparing children for working and living in a modern, market economy—a transformation that is desirable or at least unavoidable. Most Africans, and their governments, accept and desire the transformation…click here for entire paper

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  1. [...] many-faceted socio-economic problem, which needs multipronged programme embracing Acts relating to child labour, rehabilitation of child labour, strengthening primary education, improvements of parents’ [...]