Case Studies and Legal Interventions/Promila Mahajan and S. Chand. New Delhi, Adhyayan, 2006, viii, 260 p., tables, ISBN 81-89161-89-x.

    Contents: Preface. 1. Child labour in agricultural sector. 2. Child labour at tea-stalls sweet-shops and dhabas. 3. Child labour in chikan industry. 4. Child labour in brass industry. 5. Why children work in the brass ware industry. 6. Children in the glass industry. 7. Child labour in the lock industry of Aligarh. 8. The child potters of Khurja. Bibliography. Abbreviations. Index. 

    "The elimination of child labour and their rehabilitation has emerged as an important are of scientific work. It has been seen that a large number of child labour are surviving under great health and safety hazards. Above all the workplace trauma is widespread, stunting the growth of the child both physically and mentally. Hence, considering the problem in its totality, an effort has been made to cover the diverse aspects of the subject. All the articles are judiciously selected from authoritative sources.

    The effort has been taken as an academic exercise to provide an over all view on issues and problems related to child labour, its case studies and legal interventions at macro, micro level, including the valuable contributions from social scientists, planners and administrators to present a more comprehensive view on the subject." (jacket) 

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