CHILD LABOURE IN THE BRICK KILN INDUSTRY -A SOCIOECONOMIC & LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Abstract: In terms of agriculture or other production methods, the seasonal migrant workers at the brick kilns come from underdeveloped regions. The majority of them are small-scale, landless peasants from lower socioeconomic classes who lack sufficient sources of income. Due to their fragility, they accumulate debt, which forces them to seek employment elsewhere. They look for work during the brick-making season when the kiln owners send contractors to find workers and engage them with some advance pay to guarantee a certain number of workers for their kilns. The offer appeals to the workers, who are already weak and impoverished and have no other employment, so they commit to the upcoming brick-making season. To fetch more income, they migrate with their family and children. Children who are minors are also engaged in brick brick-making process in large numbers. To hide child labour contractors do not register their names in the employee register and payment is also not given to them as equals to men while they perform every strenuous work in the kiln. Due to these tasks, they lag in education as well as physical and mental development. There is no social security for workers as well as children who are involved in working in such kilns. There are various laws and constitutional remedies to prevent child labour but its executions are still in limbo.