THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN: AN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH |
Author : RUKHSANA HASAN1 AND SEHRISH SALEEM2 |
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Abstract : The paper gives an insight on “The Forgotten Children: An Exploratory Research”. The research design was qualitative. The objectives of this research were to explore the working condition of the forgotten children as domestic laborers and the factors contributing to domestic child labor. For this purpose, 50 respondents including male and female children between the age of 8-14 were interviewed by using semi-structured interview guideline for data collection. The study shows that the work of these forgotten children is invisible and also exploitative in nature. The study also found out that the main reasons behind Domestic Child Labor are lack of economic resources and illiteracy. The treatment of the employers is inhumane towards these vulnerable children and working conditions are also not safe and healthy for them. Mostly these Domestic Laborers face physical and verbal abuse by the hands of their employer and their family. These invisible Children also need to be dealt and some ways should be found out to secure their bright future |
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA |
Author : ILABOYA, O. J. AND OMOYE, A. S. |
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Abstract : The fundamental objective of this research was to investigate the relationship between corporate financial performance and corporate social responsibility in Nigeria. Time series data from 1991 to 2010 were computed from the financial statements of the samples studied. The period was assumed long enough to capture the effect of the dependent variable on the regressors of the model. Co-integration and error correction modeling techniques were used to obtain the empirical results. We found a statistically significant positive relationship between corporate financial performance and corporate social responsibility. Against the above backdrop, it was recommended that corporate entities that are doing well should channel more resources to affecting their host communities and their operating environment in general. |
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