Poverty and Human Development Report 2009 - UNDP in Tanzania

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metal processors and metal plant operators
chemical processors and chemical plant operators
construction labourers and the like.
As may be expected, older children are more likely to be involved in child labour. By far the
most common form of child labour is time-related; 18.8% of children work for more hours per
week than is considered appropriate for their age in discharging normal domestic and social
responsibilities. The proportion of children in hazardous work was estimated at 2.3% of all
children aged 5-17 years (Table 17).
Table 17: Percentage of Children in Child Labour, by Type of Child Labour,
and by Sex and Age Group, Mainland Tanzania, 2006
Sex
Type of child
Boys Girls
labour
5-6
years
7-13
Years
14-17
years
Total
5-6
Years
7-13
Years
14-17
years
Total
All
Time-related 6.5 20.2 29.8 20.6 5.1 16.9 25.1 17.0 18.8
Occupationrelated
1.7 3.3 1.8 2.7 0.6 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.3
Total 8.2 23.5 31.6 23.2 5.7 19.1 27.0 18.9 21.1
Source: ILFS 2006
Rural children are much more likely to be involved in child labour; 25.2% compared with 7.7%
of urban children (Table 18).
Table 18: Percentage of Children in Child Labour, by Sex and Location
Location
Sex
Boys Girls
Rural 27.7 22.5 25.2
Urban 7.9 7.5 7.7
Total 23.2 18.9 21.1
Source: ILFS 2006
CLUSTER II- GOAL 4 & 5
Some activities, such as housework, fetching water and fuel, and caring for others, are not
considered as employment under the standard definition of the term. However, such activities
constitute work and contribute to household welfare and economy. In many cases, the total hours
worked by a child in agriculture or trade (or ‘economic’ hours) may not amount, in isolation, to
child labour. However, when hours engaged in housework are added to economic hours, then the
total number of hours worked by a child qualifies as child labour. The common pattern of child
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