Basu, Pekham  <br/><br/>
Mining families: Occupational diseases and intergenerational impact 

 - The Indian Journal of Social Work   
 - 83(4), Oct, 2022: p.501-516 
<br/><br/> What happens when the informal worker engaged in the mining of minor minerals,<br/>deprived of state support, falls ill, and after prolonged suffering succumbs to his illness?<br/>Mining is a hazardous occupation causing accidents and incurable occupational<br/>diseases. This research employs a mixed methods design to study the intergenerational<br/>impact on families engaged in small-scale artisanal mining and ravaged by occupational<br/>diseases like silicosis in Rajasthan, India. The dimensions of vulnerability are used to<br/>explore the impact on various generations of family members engaged in mining. The<br/>paper concludes with implications for social work practice to prevent the reproduction<br/>of vulnerability. –Reproduced<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Occupational diseases, Mining, Families, District mineral fund,  Minewokers welfare board.