EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AGED 12 AND 13
Economically active children aged 12 - 13
Non-
Industrial industrial
Unclassi-
fied
Total
Total number of persons aged 12-13
Labour force participation rate of children aged 12-13 in industrial sector
(illegally un-
employed)
Over-all labour force partici- pation rate of children aged 12
Census
1971 Census
9 183
1968
601
11 752
210 094
4.4%
5.6%
1976 Bi-census
5 510
2 450
870
6 830
221 860
2.5%
4.0%
Labour Force
Surveys
March 1977
NA
NA
NA
4 700
227 000
NA
2.1%
September 1977
NA
NA
NA
3 600
218 000
NA
1.6%
March 1978
NA
NA
NA
3.000
207 200
ΝΑ
1.5%
September 1978
1 400
500
200
2 100
205 800
0.7%
1.0%
March 1979
1 500
200
100
1 800
200 500
0.7%
0.9%
September 1979
1 000
300
200
1 500
193 100
0.5%
0.3%
Notes:
(a) Economically active children are defined as persons aged 12 and 13 who were engaged in productive work for at least 15 hours during the seven days prior to enumeration, and persons aged 12 and 13 who would have been engaged in productive work but were unemployed at the time of enumeration. (b) The total number of persons aged 12 - 13 is based on census figures and subsequent population
projection.
(c) Labour force participation rate of children aged 12 and 13 is defined as the proportion which the number of persons aged 12 and 13 who were working or unemployed bears to the total number of persons aged 12 and 13.
(a) NA Not available.
(e) Next full census will be taken in 1981.
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