Project Report: Annexure

Interview Format

For the Study of Socio – Economic Conditions of Child Labourers

In Tanuku Town – West Godavari District – Andhra Pradesh

Section I: Identification

1.1             Name of the Child                    :

1.2             Name of the Parent/Guardian   :

1.3             Age                                          :

1.4             Gender                                     :

1.5             Caste                                       :

1.6             Religion                                   :

1.7             Education                                :

1.8             No. of Members in the Family   :

Section II: Family Profile

S. No.	Name of the Family Member	Gender	Age	Education	Marital Status	Occupation	Annual Income	Annual Expenditure	Remarks

Section III: Socio – Economic Conditions

3.1     Ownership of House:

Own / Rented Accommodation / Rent-free Accommodation

3.2     House Type: Thatched roof / Tiled roof / RCC roof

3.3     Sanitation: Clean / Untidy

3.4     Lighting Type: Electric lamps / Oil Lamps / Others

3.5     Parental Status:

Orphan / Motherless / Fatherless / Separated Parents /

Living away from parents / Living with both parents

3.6             Parental Literacy:

Literate mother / Literate father /

Both parents literate / Both parents illiterate

3.7             Parental Affection:

Affectionate mother / Affectionate father /

Both parents affectionate / Both parents indifferent

Section IV: Working Conditions

4.1             How were you pushed towards employment?

By parents / By friends / By others (Specify)

4.2             Nature of employment: Household / Shop / Factory / Farm labour

4.3             Length of Service: ___ Years ___ Months

4.4             Motivation for seeking employment:

Poverty / Family problems / Parental force / Others (Specify)

4.5             Nature of work: Skilled / Unskilled / Semi-skilled

4.6             Is the work interesting?   Interesting / Not interesting

4.7             Ventilation at the Workplace: Good / Moderate / Poor

4.8             Workplace Type: Pucca building / Kacha building

4.9             Hygiene level at the Workplace: Satisfactory / Not satisfactory

4.10        Work conditions: Human / Moderate / Tough

4.11        Wage: Rs. ___ per day / week / month

4.12        Have you compared your wage with that of adult workers?

Yes / No

4.13        If yes, what was the difference? Large / Significant / Slight

4.14        Duration of Working period: ___ Hours / day

4.15        Do you have to work at night?

Frequently / Sometimes / Rarely / Never

4.16        Breaks during the working hours: Sufficient / Not enough

4.17        Employer’s treatment: Good / Indifferent / Bad

4.18        Your Health condition: Good / Satisfactory / Not satisfactory

4.19        If yes, nature of problem: Temporary / Chronic / Injury

Section V: Awareness Level

5.1             Are you aware of child labour problem? Yes / No

5.2             Do you know you are a child labourer? Yes / No

5.3             Do you know child labour is a social evil? Yes / No

5.4             Are you aware of child labour laws? Yes / No