International Journal of Social Sciences
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 2

Children in brick kiln: Scenario in Odisha

1Secretary-cum-Chief Executive, People's Cultural Centre, PECUC, Bhubaneswar-751020, Odisha, India

2Chief Editor, Research, PECUC, Bhubaneswar-751020, Odisha, India

*Corresponding author: sushree_suman@hotmail.com

Online published on 27 August, 2020.

Abstract

The current review focuses on the children who are engaged in labor, especially brick kiln industries that has not only affected them but the environment as a whole. The major study area is Odisha, an eastern state in India that shows high incidence of children being employed in such places. This article also focuses on various laws and legislations associated with this scenario along with certain recommendations that will be presented to the policy makers and the key stakeholders.

Keywords

Children, Child labor, Odisha