Abstract
The present exercise is an attempt to study the pattern of child work and child labour in India. We classify child activity
depending on age, extent of work and the nature of industries they are occupied in. We formulate a deprivation index for each
category of work and make some comments on the magnitude of the usual incidence measures and the deprivation adjusted measures
put out by us. In this context, we consider structured light work as skill improving and hence beneficial for the children.
Lastly, we study the possible determinants of such deprivation among education, income and social status related variables.
We use unit level data on employment and unemployment situation in India of National Sample Survey Organization for 61st round (2004–2005).
depending on age, extent of work and the nature of industries they are occupied in. We formulate a deprivation index for each
category of work and make some comments on the magnitude of the usual incidence measures and the deprivation adjusted measures
put out by us. In this context, we consider structured light work as skill improving and hence beneficial for the children.
Lastly, we study the possible determinants of such deprivation among education, income and social status related variables.
We use unit level data on employment and unemployment situation in India of National Sample Survey Organization for 61st round (2004–2005).
- Content Type Journal Article
- DOI 10.1007/s12187-010-9097-8
- Authors
- Saswati Das, Economic Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata, 700 108 India
- Diganta Mukherjee, Unitedworld School of Business, Kolkata, India
- Journal Child Indicators Research
- Online ISSN 1874-8988
- Print ISSN 1874-897X