Child labor in India is to be found in almost every sector of the informal economy. There are als... more Child labor in India is to be found in almost every sector of the informal economy. There are also arguments that child labor reinforces poverty. Hence, this study focused on working condition of female child labor and their socioeconomic conditions in Palldam taluk of Tirupur District of Tamilnadu. Palladam Besides being a first grade municipality of Tirupur District, act as an agglomerate in unorganized textile industries and power loom industry and so attract labor in general and female child labor in particular for cheep employment. This paper makes use of primary and secondary sources, primary date collected through structured questionnaires by interview schedule. Secondary sources collected from journals and Published Reports. The study found that majority of the female children in palladam become a labor, one of the main cause are poverty. Most of the female child workers in palladam taluk are going to textile related works, like Baniyan waste cutting, checking, Packing. They are earning low wage compare to adult workers, but work timing and targets as well as same.
Child labor in India is to be found in almost every sector of the informal economy. There are als... more Child labor in India is to be found in almost every sector of the informal economy. There are also arguments that child labor reinforces poverty. Hence, this study focused on working condition of female child labor and their socioeconomic conditions in Palldam taluk of Tirupur District of Tamilnadu. Palladam Besides being a first grade municipality of Tirupur District, act as an agglomerate in unorganized textile industries and power loom industry and so attract labor in general and female child labor in particular for cheep employment. This paper makes use of primary and secondary sources, primary date collected through structured questionnaires by interview schedule. Secondary sources collected from journals and Published Reports. The study found that majority of the female children in palladam become a labor, one of the main cause are poverty. Most of the female child workers in palladam taluk are going to textile related works, like Baniyan waste cutting, checking, Packing. They are earning low wage compare to adult workers, but work timing and targets as well as same.
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