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A Critical Review of Child Labour in Nigeria and The Case for Child Entrepreneurship

Tinjauan Kritis Pekerja Anak di Nigeria dan Kasus Kewirausahaan Anak
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): December:
DOI : https://doi.org/10.21070/jihr.v3i2.371
Published : Dec 1, 2016

Mike Akpa AjaNwachuku (1)

(1) Faculty of Law, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria
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Abstract:

Nigeria and the world over condemn forced or exploitative labour of a child, for the obvious reason of the adverse physical, psychological, mental and emotional effect of it on children. What is condemned is not child labour per se, but child forced or exploitative labour. This paper analyses the condemnable child forced or exploitative labour, distinguishes it from the accepted child labour and makes a case for the advancement from child labour to child entrepreneurship. It posits that the advancement to child entrepreneurship shall enable the Nigerian child to contribute their bit to the financial wellbeing of their family and the economic development of Nigeria.

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Journal:

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Theses:

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Legal Documents:

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 1989.

Child’s Rights Act, Cap C20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2010.

Labour Act, Cap L1, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2010.

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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1990.

Newspaper:

Fajimi, Babatunde. “Between Child Labour and Young Entrepreneurship.” The Punch, 2016.

Internet Reference

Grootaert, Christiaan, and Ravi Kanbur. “Child Labor: A Review.” The World Bank, 1994. View Item

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