ANALYSIS OF THE WORST FORMS OF GIRL CHILD LABOUR IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Child labour is a national issue that have steered both International and local concern. It had been observed that over 15 million children aged 5 - 14 years were engaged in child labour in Nigeria. This work examined the meaning, various forms of child labour, the causes and the consequences of child labour in Nigeria, with particular reference to the girl child. This work adopted the doctrinal research methodology with analytical approach using statutes, journals, articles, Internet materials as primary and secondary sources in examining the worst forms of child labour in Nigeria and found that poverty, high cost of education, culture, parents’ poor decision making and lack of adequate public enlightenment are the catalysts of child labour. The work therefore recommended that parents, guardians and the society in general must realize that they have legal and moral obligation to bring up children in a healthy and developed society by guarding against all forms of their involvement in child labour practices.