Displacement due to development projects is rampant in Odisha now; research reveals that most of the cases of displacement are largely seen on the tribal belt. However, the impact of displacement has been studied by many research scholars and social scientist. The impact of displacement on children is all the more precarious. It was revealed that displacement in many cases has led to child labour in Odisha especially when they are not resettled and rehabilitated properly. Research indicated that, in most of the time, displaced children find themselves separated from their close relatives and community people; they are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. They are generally weakened by the long distances resettlement that they are forced to travel and by the difficulties they have to thus endure. They are more prone to the easy targets by the smugglers, traffickers, and/or armed groups. Furthermore, such displaced children can also become victims of discrimination and many of their fundamental rights may be violated due to their displacement. The present paper has tried to examine the impact of displacement on tribal children in Odisha, which has further tried to study the case of child labour and child abuse in post displacement situation.
Tribal children, Child labour, Abuse, Odisha
