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Aga Khan Higher Secondary School
Gilgit

Child Labor in the Northern Areas of Pakistan
A case study of Gilgit Town

Azmat Hussain
Rahat Karim
Najeeb Ullah
Naveed Gul
Nazeem Ullah Baig
Grade level: XII
(Subject Area: Pakistan Studies)

Under the guidance of
Iqbal Barcha:
Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Gilgit

December 12, 2002

CONTENTS
Introduction to the study
Objectives of the study
Methodology
Pakistan: a brief introduction
Northern areas of Pakistan
Child labor
Introduction
History of child labor
Existing scenario
International efforts for the elimination of child labor
An overview of child labor in the North Pakistan
Child labor in different districts
Salient features
Brief profiles of child labor victims in Gilgit
Conclusions
Recommendations
Read also two poems and an essay from AKHSS