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Child labour remains a significant issue worldwide, despite legal prohibitions. Many children work in hazardous conditions across various sectors, such as agriculture, brick kilns, and auto repair establishments. Despite actions against offenders, public doubt remains over the effectiveness of the government’s handling of this issue, attributed to inadequate resources, limited financial allocation, and deficient management. Pakistan ranks third in global child labour counts and has experienced a fourfold increase over two decades. Experts advocate for comprehensive investigations into child labour, increased collaboration among governmental offices, police competencies enhancement, development of specialist law enforcement units, and implementation of public awareness programs to address this problem more effectively.

Child labour has become a serious and complicated issue across the rural communities of Pakistan. It has been observed that child labour began in the mid-eighteenth century when the poor children were compelled to dangerous work in the various industries and cheap labour had provided them by these companies (Basu et al, 1999). Throughout thisContinueContinue reading “Child Labour among Rural Communities of Pakistan”

Smoking refers to inhaling smoke from cigarettes or hookah pipes. Pakistan has ranked 15 among tobacco-producing countries across the globe (CDC, 2001; WHO,2015).  As Butti (2010, cited in Latif et al, 2017, p. 240) estimates, smoking will be “the leading cause of preventable deaths and it kills more than 5 million people worldwide each year”.ContinueContinue reading “Determinants Influencing Teenage Smoking in Pakistan:  Social Pressures, Anti-smoking Campaign, Non-implementation of Legal Standards”

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Insomnia seriously affects the health of many human beings. As the institute of Medicine evaluates that over 20% of road accidents are caused by insomnia (Max, 2010). Also, Wingard (1983, cited in Halloran, 2013) analysed that “1500 fatalities and 40,000 nonfatal” road injuries each year can result from sleeplessness. Max (2010) estimates that the sleepContinueContinue reading “Impact of Insomnia on Human Beings”

Over the last few decades, tourism and climate change in the Everest region have created challenges. As Douglas (2013) and Sherma (2014) agree that Himalayan glaciers may be disappear due to these factors such as global warning and Natural disasters. In addition, Douglas (2013) highlights that there is not enough water in the Everest regionContinueContinue reading “Challenges in the Everest Region”

Shorter working hours play a significant role in creating an equal and greener society.  t has been observed that we will make strong social connections with family and peers if we spend fewer hours in the workplace. In addition, it has been explained that equal sharing of work creates the chance to reduce long workingContinueContinue reading “Significance of Shorter Working Hours”

Over the last few years, the drawbacks of social networking at work have increased. While there are several pitfalls, it has been estimated by Phillips (2007) that almost £130 million productivity loss because of workers who occupy their time on social media such as facebook. Additionally, he indicates that 3.5 million employees use facebook habituallyContinueContinue reading “Drawbacks of Social Media for Employees”

As a result of COVID-19, people are working from home and work productivity has diminished. There are many challenges for workers who are working from their home offices during Covid Pandemic. For instance, it has been observed by Fryer (2020) and Gorlick (2020) that working from home is not appropriate for everyone because it canContinueContinue reading “Negative Impacts of Working from Home During COVID-19”

Environmental and genetic factors both play a significant role in promoting obesity (CDC, 2013; Rogers, 2011). It has been observed that both studies found that physical lifestyle and high-calorie food consumption have increased in modern societies (CDC, 2013; Rogers, 2011). Moreover, Rogers (2011) claims that current for marketing influences consumer choices through marketing and pricingContinueContinue reading “Promotion of Obesity”