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Abbreviations and acronyms
Executive summary
1. Introduction 1
2. National context 3
2.1 Characteristics of the child population 4
2.2 Child activity status of children in the 5-14 age group 4
2.3 Child activity status of children in the 15-17 age group 6
3. Child labour definitions and measurement 9
4. Child labour prevalence 15
5. Household and community factors correlated with child labour 19
6. Characteristics of child labour 23
6.1 Child labour and forms of work 23
6.2 Child labour in employment 23
7. Time intensity of child labour 29
8. Child labour and schooling 33
8.1 Child labour and school attendance 33
8.2 School attendance and child labour time intensity 34
8.3 Main reasons for never or not currently attending school 34
9. Child labour and health 37
9.1 Exposure to workplace health and safety risks 37
9.2 Work-related impacts on health and safety 37
10. Household chores 41
10.1 Involvement in household chores 41
10.2 Types of household chores 42
10.3 Hazardous household chores 42
11. Priorities to eliminate child labour 45
11.1 Summary offindings 45
11.2 Extant plans, policies and interventions 45
11.3 Further policy options 50
Annexes 55
Annex 1. Findings 55
Annex 2. Survey methodology 80
Figures
Figure 1. Child labour prevalence(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour, by sex, residence and region 15
Figure 2. Prevalence of children's work categories(% and number of children 5 to 17 years old in in economic activity, child labour and hazardous work) 17
Figure 3. Child labour and household characteristics(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour, by household wealth quintile and sex of household head) 21
Figure 4. Child labour and household head characteristics(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour, by education level and sex of household head) 21
Figure 5. Child labour and branch of economic activity(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour and employment, by branch of economic activity and sex) 25
Figure 6. Child labour and status in employment(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour and employment, by status in employment and sex) 26
Figure 7. Time intensity of child labour (average weekly working hours of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour, by age group and sex) 29
Figure 8. Child labour and school attendance(% of children 6 to 14 years old attending school, by child labour status and age) 33
Figure 9. Reason for never attending school(% of children 6 to 14 years old in child labour who never attended school, by main reason) 35
Figure 10.Reason for not currently attending school(% of children 6 to 14 years old in child labour who do not currently attend school, by main reason 35
Figure 11. Child labour and workplace hazards(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour exposed to workplace hazards and health risks, by type of hazard/risk) 38
Figure 12. Child labour and work-related injury and illness(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour experiencing at least one episode of work-related injury or illness, by type of injury or illness) 39
Figure 13. Children's involvement in household chores(% of children 5 to 17 years old involved in household chores, by type of chore and sex) 43
Figure 14. Children's involvement in hazardous task while performing household chores (% of children 5 to 17 years old involved in hazardous activities while carrying out
household chores, by sex, residence, involvement in child labour and age group) 43
Tables
Table 1. Nigeria population, poverty ratio and economic data, by reference year 4
Table 2. Characteristics of the child population (number of children, by age group, sex, residence, region and household income quintile) 5
Table 3. Child activity status of children in the 5-14 age group(% of child activity, by sex, residence and region) 6
Table 4. Child activity status of children in the 15-17 age group(% of child activity, by sex, residence and region) 7
Table 5. National Legal frameworks and some relevant provisions. 10
Table 6. Children in child labour(% and number, by age group, sex, residence and region) 16
Table 7. Key household and community factors and their relevance to child labour 19
Table 8. Child labour and status at work(% distribution of children in child labour, by status at work, age, sex and residence) 24
Table 9. Time intensity of child labour (average weekly working hours of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour, by age group, sex and residence) 30
Table 10. Time intensity of child labour by form of work (average weekly working hours ofchildren 5 to 17 years old in each form of work, by sex, age group and residence) 31
Table 11. Children's involvement in household chore(% of children 5 to 17 years old involved in household chores, by age group, sex, residence and involvement in child labour) 42
Table A.1. Distribution of the child population (number of children 5 to 17 years old, by state and age group) 55
Table A.2. Child activity status by sex and residence (number of children in the 5-14 age group, by activity status, sex and residence) 56
Table A.3. Child activity status by state(% of children in the 5-14 age group, by activity status and state) 56
Table A.4. Child activity status by sex and residence (number of children in the 15-17 age group, by activity status, sex and residence) 58
Table A.5. Child activity status by state(% of children in the 15-17 age group, by activity status and state) 58
Table A.6. Children in child labour by work category(% and number of children 5 to 17 years old in economic activity, child labour and hazardous work, by age group) 60
Table A.7. Distribution of children in child labour by age group(% and number of children in child labour in each age group) 60
Table A.8. Children in economic activity(% and number of children 5 to 17 years old in economic activity, by age group, sex, residence and region) 61
Table A.9. Children in hazardous work(% and number of children 5 to 17 years old in hazardous work, by age group, sex, residence and region) 61
Table A.10. Children in child labour (% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour, by age group and state) 62
Table A.11. Child labour prevalence by household factors(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour, by household factors, age group and sex) 63
Table A.12. Child labour and branch of economic activity(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour and employment, by branch of economic activity, age group, sex and residence) 64
Table A.13. Child labour and status in employment(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour and employment, by status in employment, age group, sex and residence) 65
Table A.14. Time intensity of child labour (average weekly working hours in employment of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour, by branch of economic activity, status in employment, sex, age group and residence) 66
Table A.15. Time intensity of child labour (average weekly working hours of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour, by state and age group) 66
Table A.16. School attendance and child labour(% of children 6 to 14 years old attending school, by involvement in child labour, age, sex and residence) 67
Table A.17. School attendance and child labour by form of work(% of children 6 to 14 years old in child labour attending school, by form of work, sex and residence) 68
Table A.18. School attendance and child labour by branch of economic activity(% of school attendance of children 6 to 14 years old in child labour and employment, by branch of economic activity and sex) 68
Table A.19. Child labour time intensity and school attendance(% of school attendance of children 6 to 14 years old in child labour, by weekly working hours, sex and residence) 69
Table A.20. Reason for never attending school(% of children 6 to 14 years old who never attended school, by main reason, sex, residence, age group and involvement in child labour) 69
Table A.21. Reason for not currently attending school (% of children 6 to 14 years old who do not currently attend school, by main reason, sex, residence, age group and involvement in child labour) 70
Table A.22. Child labour and workplace hazard (% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labourexposed to at least one workplace hazard, by age group, sex and residence) 72
Table A.23. Child labour and workplace hazard (% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour exposed to workplace hazards and health risks, by type of hazard/risk, sex and residence) 72
Table A.24. Child labour and workplace hazard (number of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour exposed to workplace hazards and health risks, by type of hazard/risk, sex and residence) 73
Table A.25. Child labour and workplace hazard(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour exposed to workplace hazards and health risks, by type of hazard/risk and form of work) 74
Table A.26. Child labour and workplace hazard (number of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour exposed to workplace hazards and health risks, by type of hazard/risk and form of work) 75
Table A.27. Child labour and work-related injury and illness(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour experiencing at least one episode of work-related injury or illness, by age group, sex and residence) 75
Table A.28. Child labour and work-related injury and illness(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour experiencing work-related injury or illness, by type of injury or illness, sex, residence and age group) 76
Table A.29. Child labour and work-related injury and illness (number of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour experiencing work-related injury or illness, by type of injury or illness, sex, residence and age group) 77
Table A.30. Child labour and work-related injury and illness(% of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour experiencing at least one episode of work-related injury or illness, by age group, form of work and sex) 77
Table A.31. Child labour and work-related injury and illness (number of children 5 to 17 years old in child labour experiencing at least one episode of work-related injury or illness, by age group, form of work and sex) 78
Table A.32. Children's involvement in household chore by task(% of children 5 to 17 years old involved in household chores, by specific task, age group and sex) 78
Table A.33. Children's involvement in hazardous household chore by age group(% of children 5 to 17 years old involved in hazardous activities while carrying out household chores, by age group, sex, residence and involvement in child labour) 79
Table A.34. Children's involvement in hazardous household chore by task(% of children 5 to 17 years old involved in hazardous household chores by specific task, age group and sex) 79 |
