This book aims to understand the changes in socio-economic conditions of the mine workers with special reference to coal industry over a period of time and the changes in their standard of living. This book highlights the impact of industrialization on the inhabitants of the tribal district especially on their culture, mode of living, state of belief and thought. It also addresses the impact of replacement of workers by machine on the labour market. The adequacy of labour welfare measures by the management and the contractors has been measured keeping rules and regulations thereto and the...