Abstract
The study seeks to identify the real status of child labour in tourism in the Petra area and the children's cultural and social tendencies through using the descriptive social survey. The study identifies the real status of child labour through revealing the demographic and social characteristics of children working in the field of tourism and the economic and social characteristics of those children and their families, as well as monitoring the set of values those children have pictured, which express their tendencies and stands toward work, education, and future. The study revealed that the majority of the children working in tourism in Petra face educational and health troubles and they are subjected to different types of abuse. As for the characteristics of children working in tourism in Petra, the majority of them come from large families with relatively high monthly income (around or over the national rate), they are residents of Umm Saihoun village, and half of them work permanently between 8-12 hours per day, the majority of them dropped out of school at early age because of their poor academic performance and disinterest of education. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s2p20
Highlights
The problem of child labour in Jordan represents a great challenge for the official and civil institutions, after the results of the 2008 Department of Statistics survey results have been announced
The survey concludes that the scope of child labour in the tourism sector in Petra is continuously increasing with the increase of tourism activities
The reasons behind child labour phenomenon in Petra are related to educational and scholastic aspect, social aspects, economic reasons
Summary
The problem of child labour in Jordan represents a great challenge for the official and civil institutions, after the results of the 2008 Department of Statistics survey results have been announced. The survey indicated that there are 32,676 child labourers in Jordan under the age of eighteen. Petra is considered the main tourism attraction in Jordan and, for child labour in tourism activities. This study aims to analyse the status of education among child labourers in Petra with specific reference to the reasons and consequences within the scope of the phenomenon and the characteristics of child labourers (social, cultural, economic and demographic). That would contribute to making a scientific reference for the parties concerned with reducing the negative effect of child labour in general and in the educational status of children in particular
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