Research Abstracts on Child Labour Women Labour - Nipccd

Slum Children
Bauwant, Kalpana. (1996).
General profile of child labour in urban slum Pune city. Pune : BJ Medical College,
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine. 102 p.
Key Words : 1.CHILD LABOUR 2.CHILD LABOUR-MAHARASHTRA 3.SLUM CHILD 4.PROFILE OF
CHILD LABOUR.
Abstract : The present study was undertaken in 1996 to assess the profile of working
children in Urban Health Centre community in Pune. House to house survey of
approximately 2000 families were undertaken. 152 working children were identified as
child labourers. In these 152 children, male child labourers were 122 and females were 30.
It was revealed that 2/3 of child workers were in the age group of 12-15 years, out of
which more than half of child workers were from higher caste. Large family size was
observed more in child workers families than in school going children families. Most of the
parents were doing semi-skilled jobs and were daily wage earners in child labour group than
in control group where one fourth of parents were employed in Government or municipal
department. Illiteracy was observed more in working children parents than in non-working
parents. In the present study economic constraints and lack of interest in the study were
two major reasons observed for child labour practice. It was recommended that in near
future, high proportions of children will continue in labour force due to the problem of
poverty in our country. Therefore attempts must be made to ensure that there is
improvement in overall conditions of child labour and their overall health.
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<strong>Research</strong> <strong>Abstracts</strong> on Child Labour, Labour and Women Labour 1998 - 2009