Traces of Exploitation in Childhood

In this book, while introducing different forms of child labour, the causes of continuing child labour and the risks that early labour entails for children in Iran are also examined.In terms of scope, this research for the first time systematically identified more than 57 economic sectors in which child labour is used, and its geographical areas cover two major Iranian cities: the capital city of Tehran and the neighbouring city of Karaj and their neighbourhoods. Fieldwork was largely conducted at a time where the Covid 19 pandemic added to the economic stagnation and poverty among the research population. The age group of research participants ranged from 6 to 18. In total, over 300 interviews with children, parents, employers, and practitioners were carried out, and the data was complemented by around 150 hours of participant observation by the research team.This book has already been published in Farsi and Kurdish languages and a number of articles have been extracted from it and have been published in relevant journals.

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Kameel Ahmady es un académico británico-iraní que trabaja en el campo de la antropología social, con especial atención al género, los niños, las minorías étnicas y el trabajo infantil.