Combining Work and School: The Dynamics of Girls’ Involvement in Agricultural Work in Andhra Pradesh, India
Combining Work and School: The Dynamics of Girls’ Involvement in Agricultural Work in Andhra Pradesh, India
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工作与学校相结合：印度安得拉邦女孩参与农业工作的动态
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2010
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U. Vennam
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V. Morrow;U. Vennam
印度的童工问题长期以来一直是研究、政策关注和干预的重点。这篇文章提出了一个分析儿童参与农业工作，特别是棉籽生产，利用2007年和2008年为年轻的生活收集的证据。在安得拉邦的部分地区，儿童一年中有两三个月在棉花地里劳动，性别和年龄差别很大。据报道，在1990年代中期，儿童从事棉籽授粉工作有文化和经济基础，当时人们认为青春期前的女孩更受欢迎，因为她们被认为是“纯洁的”。然而，现在更喜欢孩子的原因主要是经济和实际的。这篇文章着重于两个女孩的叙述，她们强调了这种工作形式在日常生活中的重要性及其对她们上学的影响。
Child labour in India has long been the focus of research, policy concern and intervention. This article presents an analysis of children’s involvement in agricultural work, particularly cottonseed production, drawing on evidence gathered for Young Lives in 2007 and 2008. In parts of Andhra Pradesh, children work in cotton fields for two or three months of the year, with marked gender and age differentiation. In the mid-1990s, there was reportedly a cultural as well as an economic basis for children’s work in cottonseed pollination, when it was believed that pre-pubescent girls were preferred, as they were considered ‘pure’. However, the reasons for preferring children are now largely financial and practical. The article focuses on accounts from two girls who highlighted the importance of this form of work in their everyday lives and its consequences for their schooling.