30, December 2025

Socio-Economic Profile of Child Labour in Nizamabad District: A Study

VOLUME-11; ISSUE-12; DEC-2025

Author(s): 1.K.Ravinder Reddy 2.Y.Prameela

Authors Affiliations:

1 Professor,

Department of Applied Economics,

Telangana University, Nizamabad,

Telangana State, India.

 

2 Research Scholar,

Department of Applied Economics,

Telangana University, Nizamabad,

Telangana State, India.

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202512032     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202512032


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Child labour remains one of the most persistent and exploitative challenges to human development and economic progress globally. Defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to their physical and mental development, it is a phenomenon deeply tied with poverty, inequality, and inadequate social protection. Telangana, as a newly formed state (2014), faces its own set of challenges with respect to child labour, particularly in its rural areas. The state has a predominantly agrarian economy, and child labour is most prevalent in agricultural sectors, construction, and domestic work in urban areas. This research used Mixed-Methods Approach which contains quantitative method i.e. survey Aswell as qualitative methods i.e. in-depth interviews and focused group discussion for triangulation. Snow Ball and Convenient Sampling techniques were used to identifying the area/ mandals and villages. Multi-Stage Stratified Random Sampling technique is used after the identification. Selected Households with children aged 5-17 in Nizamabad by Snow ball and Convenient sampling method. A total of 504 households were taken as population. 313 children were selected as sample from a total of 231 families with child labour. The main objective of this paper is to conduct a comprehensive economic analysis of the causes and consequences of child labour in Nizamabad district and to assess the prevalence and profile of child labour across different sectors in Nizamabad.

child labour, hazardous work, exploitation

K.Ravinder Reddy, Y.Prameela (2025); Socio-Economic Profile of Child Labour in Nizamabad District: A Study, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-11, Issue-12, Pp.218-225.          Available on –   https://www.ijirmf.com/

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