Child labour is pervasive probl elll throughout the world, especially in developingrncountri es. As in Illany developing countries, ch ild labour is a widespread problelll inrnEthiopia . In rural arcas, agricu lture is by far the dOlllinant sector of child clllploYlllentrnwhere as in urban areas ch ild wgrk ers are Illostly engaged ill the informal ScclOr. Therernare different lypes of child labour in the info rillal scctor in Ethiopia but the study focusrnonly on those ch ildren who are engaged in shoe shining activities in Gulele sub city.rnThe objective of the study was to know the factors that led the chi ldren into shoernshining work, the types of hazards and ri sks they face, the number of hours they devote tornwork, the impact of work on the health and education of the working c hildren, thernphysical and verbal abuse they encountered, they work related injuries they experienced,rnthe type of treatment they recei ved, the evaluation of working chi Idren about their workrnplace, literacy status, levels of education and training, the attitude and pe rception of thernchildren of their c urrent and future life and to systematically observe the workingrncondi tions of the ch ild shoe shiners and finally forward some plausible recommendationsrnfor cons ide rat ion. Both qua ntitative and qualitati ve data were collected by usi ng su rveyrnmethod, focus group discussion and direct observation.rnThe findings of the study indicate that nearly all the child shoe shiners that participatedrnin the st udy were with disadvantaged background in vo lving lack of access to ed ucat ion,rncOllli ng from poor fami li es, sOllle being orphaned and having mi grated from other partsrnof Ethiop ia to Addis Ababa. According to the study findin gs working children thatrnpartic ipated in the study were forc ed to engage in to shoe sh in ing carrier by so Illanyrnreasons inc ludin g the socio- economic and cultural factor of their circul11stances.rnThe study findings showed that child shoe shiners that parti cipated in the study werernlead ing adult leaves, normally worki ng for long hours under conditions daillaging to thei,'rnhealthy and to their physical development, facing physical and verbal abuse, freq uentlyrndeprived of mean ing ful educational opportunities that could open up for them betterrnfuture.rnFinal ly some important recommendations have been ra ised as a solution to reduce thernproblem faced by child shoe shiners in the stud y a rea