Child Labor in Bangladesh
Are Children the Last Economic Resource of the Household
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11305384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claire Salmon (0000-0003-3555-2051, University of Savoie, France, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 33-54 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Developing Societies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0169-796X • E-ISSN: 1568-5225 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0169796x05053066 |
| OpenAlex | W2154371446 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article uses data from the Bangladesh Labor Force Survey 2000 to analyze the magnitude, nature and determinants of child labor in Bangladesh. The magnitude of the ‘child labor’ problem is large in Bangladesh, with around 5.4–7.9 million, or about one-fifth of all Bangladeshi children between the ages of 5 and 14 years, being classified as child workers in 2000. Most of these child workers work in the agricultural sector. Among the poorest quintile of households, the share of family income contributed by child workers reaches nearly 50 percent. The article finds support for the widely-held hypothesis that poverty compels children to work. The analysis of links between adult employment and child labor also lends support to the hypothesis that children are the last economic resource of the household. Children are much more likely to work when they live in a household where the potential of income generation is low and where this potential has already been used up
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0.56 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |