This month the SHRAM Bulletin focuses on Child Labour and its various aspects. Child labour continues to be a great concern in many parts of the world. The policy curbing child labour exists but the lack of enforcement of labour restrictions perpetuates child labour. This is manifested in variation in minimum age restriction in different types of employment. The International Labor Office reports that children work the longest hours and are the worst paid of all labourers. Children are employed in both formal and informal sectors. Among the occupations wherein children are engaged in work are construction work, domestic work and small-scale industries. The negative impact on the physiological and psychological levels of children includes specific concerns of child labour and its consequences on mental health. This month the SHRAM Bulletin features an Exclusive Interview with Umi Daniel focusing on Drought and Distress Migration in India. Also, the SHRAM Publication section features an exclusive interview with Umi Daniel focussing on Drought and Distress Migration and second is A Report by Debdatta Club on Youth Migration.

1. Children's Work and Independent Child Migration: A Critical Review
Eric Edmonds, Maheshwor Shrestha

This review considers the evidence from child labour research that is relevant to understanding independent child migration for work. Child labour research is relevant to the study of independent child migration for work in three ways. First, migration for work is one of the many possible alternatives for child time allocation.

2. Child Labour, Reality, Challenges and Policies: A Case Study in Dibrugarh Town, (Assam)
Nath Lipismrita

According to Encarta Encyclopaedia (2009), "child labour as a designation was formerly applied to the practice of employing young children in factories". In the contemporary societies, this designation is used to denote the employment of minors generally, especially in work that may interfere with their education or endanger their health.