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    An Assessment on the Influence of Child Labour on Children’s Academic Performance: A Case Study of Five Selected Primary Schools in Alerek Town Council, Abim District
    (Uganda Christian University, 2025-09-23) Beatrice Gladies Aloyo
    The study focused on assessing the influence of child labour on children’s academic performance in primary schools in Alerek Town Council, Abim District. The study was guided by the following objectives: to examine the causes of child labour on children’s academic performance in primary schools; to analyze the effects of child labour on children’s academic performance in primary schools and to examine mechanisms of overcoming child labour on children’s academic performance in primary schools in Alerek Town Council, Abim District. This study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional survey research design using both quantitative and qualitative research methods to address the research questions and objectives. The researcher employed the simple random sampling technique during the research when selecting the sample size of the research and the researcher will also use both descriptive and analytical research designs. The study concluded that most children in the community experienced child labour since the rest supported the statement. The cause of child labour included poverty of family members, lack of education of parents, unemployment of the parents, financial stress of the parents, family conflicts of members, serious marital problems, income inequality among parents, disagreement deaths of one or parents and sex of children whereas the effects of child labour included depression of pupils, dissociating difficulty in concentration in class, alcohol or drug abuse, street children, home displacement, early marriages and mental disabilities and the solutions of child labour includes, helps nurture the children, promote programs, schools, volunteer, and report suspected mistreatment. Act involved e.g. the community, strict government laws against child labour; provide basic necessities, community outreach sensitization programs and counseling.