Preface vii Acknowledgements viii Abbreviations x List of Tables xiv 1. Introduction 1 2. Review of Literature 13 3. Women Landless Labour in India: Policies and 22 Programmes 4. Research Methodology 45 5. Demographic and Social Profile of Landless 52 Women Labour 6. Economic and Occupational Profile of Landless 70 Women Labour 7. Problems of Landless Women Labour 84 8. Role of Governmental and Non-Governmental Agencies 101 9. Epilogue 108 Annexures (1) UN Charter of Demands of Landless Women 133 (2) Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 144 (3) The Agriculturists' Loans Act, 1884 159 (4) Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (relevant portions only) 162 (5) Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 173 (relevant portions only) Bibliography 217 Index 219