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Chapter 2
Study Objectives and Methodology
Child workers at Tirupati cotton ginning factory in North Gujarat 10 th January 2012
Study objectives
The study sought to study labor conditions in cotton ginning industry in Gujarat with a focus on
employment of children and adolescents. The study was expected to generate information on
Socio-economic profile of labor force in cotton ginning factories - Migrant/ local, male/
female, educational levels, sociological profile (SC/ ST/ other backward castes),
economic background – land and other asset holding
Incidence of child labor
Wages and Working and living conditions – hours of work, terms of employment, wage
levels, payment of wages, and incidence of accidents
Pattern of recruitment: How are workers recruited Existence of labor contractors, their
social profile, advances offered if any
Advocacy work on behalf of workers: Prayas CLRA is already engaged in mobilising and
organizing workers through Mazdoor Adhikar Manch. The study findings will help in the
Union to spread to new areas and launch a campaign on behalf of workers.
Type and methodology of research
The study has been carried out in three clusters of Gujarat – Kadi in District Mahesana,
Manavadar in Junagadh District and Gondal in District Rajkot. All these are major clusters. In
fact Kadi is widely recognized to be the centre of cotton ginning industry with more than a 100
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