The Nexus between Rural-Urban Migration and Child Labour in Agriculture in Delta State Nigeria

Authors

  • A.U Ofuoku Department of Agricultural Economics and ExtensionDelta State University, Asaba Campus P.M.B 95074 Asaba, Delta State Nigeria
  • B.C Uweru Department of Sociology Delta State University Abraka Campus P.M.B 1, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria
Abstract:

This study was conducted in Delta State Nigeria to establish a nexus between rural-urban migration and child labour. Random sampling was applied to select rural settlements and this study covers 450 sample farming households. The results show that rural-urban migration influence child labour (P

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volume 5  issue 1

pages  45- 51

publication date 2015-05-10

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