Investigation of Child Labour in the Informal Sector in Kenema City
Journal Title: Invention Journal of Research Technology in Engineering & Management - Year 2019, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Child labour came under the international spotlight in the 1990s. For the first time diplomats and economists started discussing why a vast number of children were working instead of being in school and what should be done about it. This study which was done in 2016 investigated the effects of child labour in the informal sector in Kenema City. The objectives were to unearth the causes of the social menace, highlight the types of work children engaged in that constituted child labour, identify the effects on the health, safety and education of the children who engaged in it and assess the effectiveness of the strategies used to tackle the menace. Sixty (60) respondents including fifty (50) children, four (4) respondents from selected Government Institutions, four (4) from Non-governmental Organisations and two (2) from Community Based Organisations were used to collect the research data. Questionnaires, interviews and observation were the instruments used to collect the data. The findings reveal that child labour was existent in the informal sector in Kenema City though it is to greater extent not cognizable because most work children do that constitute the Act are taught to be child work. As such, the problem is far from over. It is recommended that: • The political will to address the problem should be shown beyond every reasonable doubt by various ministries, departments and agencies integrating their efforts against the menace. • To reduce the level of ignorance about the practice, mass awareness and advocacy campaigns targeting employers of children, community leaders, policy makers and civil society organizations should be undertaken. • Government of Sierra Leone should review its budgetary allocations upwards to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs and the Family Support Unit of the Sierra Leone Police to enhance their activities on child labour. • Community stakeholders should collaborate with state institutions in the fight against child labour. • Education should be made free so that children can be meaningfully engaged other than being involved in hazardous work. • Attention should be given to vocational education so that children who miss out on formal education can have an alternative. • Every effort should be applied to fight poverty in all its form in the country.
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Joe Diawo
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