42 1 MPhil Scholar, Abasyn University, Peshawar; Wajidkw0123@gmail.com 2 MPhil Scholar, Abasyn University, Peshawar; kashifjamalksm @gmail.com 3 MPhil Scholar, Abasyn University, Peshawar; Kifayatkk009@gmail.com Available online athttp://www.ijbms.org International Journal of Business and Management Sciences Volume 1(4) Socio-Economic Causes of Child Labor and its Impact on Family Income (A case study of Peshawar) Wajid Ullah 1 , Kashif Jamal 2 & Kifayat Ullah 3 Keywords: Family Income, Child labor, Socio-economic Causes, Awareness ABSTRACT The present study has explored the causes of child labor and its impact on family income in Peshawar city. The objective of the study was to examine the factors which are contributing to child labor and then its role in the family income. The study has used a quantitative technique for the data collection and adopted a closed-ended questionnaire. The paper has included child labor from auto/welding, tailoring shop, hotels, and transport sector age range from 6 to 14. The study has included 40 child labor in the study for the data collection. The findings of reliability statistics argued that the factors of child labor have been found reliable. The results of correlation show that poverty, large family size, low wages, illiterate parents, and lack of awareness have a negative relationship with family income. The results of regression suggested that poverty, large family size, low wages, illiterate parents, and lack of awareness reported significant on the family income. The study recommends that poverty is the most significant factor contributing to child labor. The illiterate parents might not have the awareness that education is the only key to success in society. INTRODUCTION A solid society relies upon sound body and psyche. A country’s quality untruths not in its material assets but rather in its manpower. The present youngsters are tomorrow’s country manufacturers (alysha smiths 2018). Social orders that don’t lay weight on the welfare of their youngster develop in to be debauched social orders. It is the privilege of each youngster to be dealt with like a kid independent of his status. Every tyke has the option to fundamental necessities (UNICEF convension 1989), for example to play and appreciate life, to have protected and sound condition the privilege to training and sense of pride. A general public, which takes into account the necessities of its kids, is the one that advances on the planet. In our current reality where a youngster is denied of the privilege to grin is sorry world in reality and there is no such thing as a privilege to pride (ConorO’Mahony 2012). Today there are a huge number of youngster who are by and large abused by the grown-ups around them, particularly in the third world and the other immature nations. They are made to work in dangerous and perilous conditions and for longer timeframes in unhygienic and unsavory situations. Throughout history it is seen that kids in customary social orders did light work for their families or their social gatherings. These errands were not destructive to the youngster’s wellbeing yet rather set him up