期刊名称：Mizoram University Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2395-7352
出版年度：2019
卷号：5
期号：2
页码：55-64
语种：English
出版社：Mizoram University
摘要：Child labour is a serious issue and the figure is alarming in the global context and in the context of our nation.The problem of child labour is much more complex than it seems to be.In the context of Mizoram which is an ethnic close knit society,all forms of works performed by children are not considered child labour as per the cultural practices.This can be because of deep association of this society with cultural practices and traditions where children working with elders are not an issue of compromising the child rights.In reality,officially no accurate figure of children who are engaged as employee or involved in one or other form of work throughout Mizoram are not available.Moreover,in-depth study of them has not been conducted so far that could create awareness among the people of the society and for taking measures by the state government.The present study was undertaken to have some close in-depth case observations of children who were engaged as labourers.Six children,three male and three female,under the age of fourteen were identified from their work places in rural and urban areas of Aizawl.The study revealed the socio-economic causes of child labour in the state.
