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dividends as some children were observed working. Some footage has also been
obtained.
Visiting residence of local workers: Where local workers were reported going for charkha
work, the team visited their villages. However even here it was not possible to record
working children. The workers were aware that child labor is illegal. So no young
workers showed up at these village meetings.
Befriending labor contractors: The survey team tried to befriend the labor contractors. A
separate meeting of contractors was also organized.
Limitations
1. The study has been carried out in three main clusters in Gujarat. However as shown in the
Table (1), there are many more clusters in Saurashtra. Not much is known about the labor
composition in these clusters. The results of this study may not hold for these clusters.
2. The age of the children will remain a matter of dispute. The field investigators have listed
the age on the basis of direct observation. But it is very difficult to prove the exact age of
child.
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