Child labour and debt bondage: A case study of brick kiln workers in Southeast India

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 287-302

  Bhukuth, Augendra ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Advance system; Brick kiln; Child labour; Debt bondage; Exploitation; Labour broker; Seasonal migration

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; DEBT; LABOR MARKET;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; WORLD;

EID: 24044546525     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909605055776     Document Type: Article

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