Livelihood Concerns of Women and Men in Small Mines and Quarries of South Asia
Published By: ANU on eSS | Published Date: January, 15 , 2007The global trend of informalisation of women’s work is also evident in what is commonly known as artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) practices. Women constitute a large segment of workers in the informal mines and quarries all over the world. Small mines and quarries are extremely diverse in nature, but comprise a repository of extremely poor people. Women are quite invisible although they participate in large numbers in these mineral extraction practices. This paper focuses on the small mines and quarries of South Asia, and reviews the gender and livelihood issues and concerns in these mines.
Author(s): Kunthala Lahiri-Datta | Posted on: Apr 08, 2007 | Views(2473) | Download (138)