There are a number of commitments mentioned in the international
and Arab agreements and the Syrian legislation related to child
labor. Where the goal is to ensure working conditions suitable for
working children, commensurate with their abilities and potential,
and ensure the preservation of safety and health.
Objectives of the research focuses on the following points:
- recognizing the amount of paid and unpaid work for women and men and it's financial value
- recognizing the amount of unpaid work (domestic and non- domestic) of the family and the estim
ated financial value.
- Calculating the amount of work (paid and unpaid) for both men and women and it's total financial value.
- Research community: families residing in the provinces of the southern region of the Syrian Arab Republic.
- The sample consisted of 120 families which have been selected by chance from the south-western provinces of Syria. the descriptive analytical method, and Comparative method were used , and data was collected using two tools of research : observation card and semi – standardized interview, and the two instruments underwent validity and reliability procedures .
