Abstract
This study aims to analyze of effect of income, education and the number of family members on the development of child labour in Bireuen Regency. The data in this study are obtained by distributing questionnaires to 69 respondents who are child workers in Bireuen Regency. The sampling technique used is Random Sampling and the data are analyzed by using Multiple linear regression. The results of the study indicated that the Head of household income and education have a significant and negative effect on the development child workers in Bireuen Regency, The number of family members has a positive and significant effect. Simultaneously, the income and education of the Head of household and the number of family members significantly affect the development of child workers in Bireuen Regency.
Highlights
The problem of child worker is one of the challenges of development in Indonesia
The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of income, education of head of households, number of family members on child worker in Bireuen District
The variable coefficient of parents income has a value of - 3.67 This shows a negative relationship between parents income and child worker
Summary
The problem of child worker is one of the challenges of development in Indonesia. The National Survey in 2006 find that 2,749,353 children aged 10-15 years in 33 provinces work in various sectors. According to a 2007 national labor force survey find 0.4 million girls and 06 million boys aged between 10-14 years are seen in the field of work. These children work in shoe factories, child domestic workers, child sexual exploitation, child markets, and delman coachmen. According to the survey that the number of child worker in Bireuen district is 223 workers spread across 17 sub-districts According to observations, these children prefer to work rather than study because they do not have money to the school fees, this is due to the inadequate income of their parents to meet their needs and finance their school. Their reason for working is to help family needs not for school needs
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