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Labour · Gender · Livelihoods

The women behind
the cashewnut
industry.

1999
Executive summary · Historical study

Cashewnut processing and the labour market for women

A study of the industry in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, conducted by the Centre for Education and Communication in collaboration with CADRE-India.

Fieldwork: 8 February–24 March 1999.

Working conditionsSocial securityWomen’s livelihoods
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