Child Labor in Dhaka City - 5460 Words

Child Labor In Dhaka City Child Labor in Dhaka City The Report is based on Secondary Data and current Socio Economic situation of Dhaka. By, Group: ILLUMINATI A Report by Illuminati Page 1 Child Labor In Dhaka City Prof. Ahmed, Dr. A. N. Neaz Course: Economical Geography Department: Economics Faculty: Faculty of Arts Social Science (FASS) American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) Kamal Ataturk Avenue, Banani Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh Dear Prof. Neaz Here is the report on the topic â€Å"Child Labor in Dhaka City Their Social Economical situation in the society.† To aid you to understand the present social economical situation of the child labors in the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka we gathered what we believe to be the†¦show more content†¦8 SOME STATISTICAL DATA ABOUT CHILD LABOR.................................. 9 CAUSE OF CHILD LABOR............................................................................... 10 o POPULATION AND POVERTY--------------------------------------------------10 o LOSS OF LAND -----------------------------------------------------------------10 o DISAPPEARANCE OF THE FATHER --------------------------------------------11 o INDEBTEDNESS ----------------------------------------------------------------11 o VICTIMS OF MIGRATION ------------------------------------------------------11 o ILLITERACY IGNORANCE ---------------------------------------------------12 o DEMAND FOR CHILD LABOR IN SOCIETY -----------------------------------12 SITUATION IN DHAKA CITY........................................................................ 13 o TYPES OF WORK ---------------------------------------------------------------13 o WORKING ENVIRONMENT LIVING CONDITION--------------------------14 o CHILD LABOR AND BEGGAR BUSINESS -------------------------------------18 PROFILE OF THE CHILDREN........................................................................ 19 Jainal: ........................................................................................................... 19 Liyakot:Show MoreRelatedProblems Faced By The Great Cities Of The Slums1683 Words   |  7 Pagesdiscusses Karl Marx and Webber’s social theory that â€Å"believed that the great cities of the future would follow in the industrializing footstep of Manchester, Berlin and Chicago† where movement from rural to urban centers equaled the growth of manufacturing and continual increase of wage labor (Davis 2006, 16). 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