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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT & SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJARCMSS) [ Vol. 9 | No. 2 (IV) | April - June, 2026 ]

Moulding Bricks, Sustaining Livelihoods, and Enduring Challenges: Socio-Economic Realities of Women Labourers in Morigaon District, Assam

Bikashita Kalita

The brick kiln industry is one of the major labour-intensive informal industries in India and employs a large number of women workers. Women actively participate in various stages of brick production, including soil preparation, moulding, carrying, drying, and stacking of bricks. Despite their significant contribution, women workers often remain underpaid, unrecognized, and deprived of basic labour rights and social security benefits. The present study aims to examine the level of participation of women in the brick kiln industry and analyse their socio-demographic and economic conditions. The study focuses on indicators such as age, education, family size, income, working hours, migration status and expenditure pattern. The study is based on primary data collected through household women labours surveys, questionnaires, interviews, and field observations among women brick kiln workers. Statistical techniques such as percentage analysis, and graphical representation are used for data interpretation. The findings are expected to reveal that women workers contribute substantially to brick production while facing poor socio-economic conditions, wage inequality, inadequate healthcare facilities, and significant occupational health risks. The study recommends the implementation of labour welfare measures, equal wage policies, improved working conditions, access to healthcare services, and social security programmes to enhance the well-being and livelihood of women workers in the brick kiln industry.

Kalita, B. (2026). Moulding Bricks, Sustaining Livelihoods, and Enduring Challenges: Socio-Economic Realities of Women Labourers in Morigaon District, Assam. International Journal of Advanced Research in Commerce, Management & Social Science, 09(02(IV)), 58–66. https://doi.org/10.62823/IJARCMSS/9.2(IV).9129
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Article DOI: 10.62823/IJARCMSS/9.2(IV).9129

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.62823/IJARCMSS/9.2(IV).9129


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