A geographical analysis of the phenomenon of child labor in the city of Nasiriya (Study in social geography)

Abstract

     The study mainly designed to stand up to the reality of child labor in the city of Nasiriyah, see the most prominent factors and reasons that led to the spread of this phenomenon in recent times and develop appropriate solutions to address them.

     It was found during the study of the high proportion of male workers to 90.4%, while the proportion of female workers fell to 9.6% of the total proportion of working children in the city. As it turns out that 27.9% of working children are those who at the age of 9 years old and under, and social aspects of the analysis showed that a large proportion of child workers belong to the families of disjointed where the percentage of divorce, strife family for my parents respondents 24.2%, and the proportion of children orphans who Vkaddo one or both parents stood at 28.7%, which reflects the role of social factors in pushing children into the labor market. Analyzing the results of the questionnaire low educational level of the parents of the respondents generally showed, reaching secretary and semi ratio secretary (mom Aujraj elementary) of parents 73.1%, and the mothers 84.4%, it turns out that the largest proportion of children are those who have abandoned the study or did not attend at all schools and the proportion of 68.7%, which confirms that there is a strong correlation between child labor and education relationship.