Abstract: The term ‘Child Labour’ is contextual. According to the ILO’s World Report on Child Labour 2015, approximately 168 million children (aged 5-14 years) in India are trapped in child labour. As per the Census of India 2011, the total child population (aged 5-14 years) was 259.6 million and out of these nearly 10.1 million (3.9 percent), children were working as child labour (Census of India 2011). The state of West Bengal contains 4.5 percent share of child workers (aged 5-14 years) in the year of 2001. It is noted that the average proportion of child workers is 5.1 percent in all India level. The present empirical study has incorporated 513 child labourers (aged 5-14 years) to assess their psycho-economic condition working particularly in the brick kiln industry in Murshidabad District of West Bengal. The present study attempts to analyse the magnitude of child labour in the brick kilns industries in Murshidabad District. This study also identifies the proximate determinants of child labour in the brick kilns industry.
Keywords: Child Labour, Brick Kiln Industry, Murshidabad District.
Title: MEANING AND MAGNITUDE OF CHILD LABOUR: A BRICK KILN STUDY OF MURSHIDABAD DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
Author: Dr. Md Hasan Ali
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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