Nimble Fingers on Beedis: Problems of Girl Child Labour in Sambalpur and Jharsuguda

Dharmendra Kumar Mishra
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Dharmendra Kumar Mishra: Dharmendra Kumar Mishra is Education Officer at the Central Board for Workers Education, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India, Rourkela, Odisha, India. E-mail: dharmendra_mishra75@rediffmail.com

Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 2014, vol. 21, issue 1, 135-144

Abstract: There is a huge demand for beedis in the domestic market, but hardly any in the export market. The making of beedis is a labour-intensive job which draws growing numbers every day. Home-based workers, mostly girls and women, are the foundation on which this industry stands. Sambalpur and Jharsuguda are two districts where the concentration of beedi workers is greater than other districts of Odisha. Young girls, with their soft and nimble fingers make beedis faster than adults, for which parents entrust this dangerous job to them. This is the main reason why employment of girls in the beedi-making sector is increasing in an uncontrolled manner, at the cost of their schooling and health.

Keywords: Girls; beedi workers; child labour; beedi making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/0971521513511203

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