Behind the Bright Silk. Asha Krishnakumar.
by Krishnakumar, Asha; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 45Business. Publisher: Frontline Magazine, 2003ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Child abuse | Child labor | Child labor -- India | Child labor -- Law and legislation | Children -- India | Exploitation | India -- Politics and government | Occupational mortality | Peonage | Silk weaving | Slave laborDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Thousands of children slog it out in the silk-weaving industry in Kancheepuram and Tiruvannamalai districts of Tamil Nadu, trapped in bondage imposed by the debts of their parents who are impoverished by a crisis-ridden industry." (FRONTLINE MAGAZINE) This article discusses the harsh treatment and appalling conditions faced by Indian children sent to work weaving silk to repay the debts of their parents.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Behind the Bright Silk, Feb. 28, 2003; pp. 64-71.
"Thousands of children slog it out in the silk-weaving industry in Kancheepuram and Tiruvannamalai districts of Tamil Nadu, trapped in bondage imposed by the debts of their parents who are impoverished by a crisis-ridden industry." (FRONTLINE MAGAZINE) This article discusses the harsh treatment and appalling conditions faced by Indian children sent to work weaving silk to repay the debts of their parents.
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