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http://hdl.handle.net/11718/965| Title: | Labour in a textile city: a study of workers needs and welfare in ahmedabad |
| Authors: | Verma, Pramod |
| Keywords: | Labour and labouring;Worker welfare |
| Issue Date: | 13-Mar-2010 |
| Series/Report no.: | WP;1973/15 |
| Abstract: | The basic hypothesis of this study is that welfare expenditure undertaken by various independent agencies does not meet the felt needs of the workers. A socio- economic survey was conducted identify these needs. The survey covered 356 'chawls' and 43 housing colonies in 7 areas where industrial workers live. The data suggest, interalia, that the immediate needs of the working class are: sanitary facilities, primary school, cooperative housing society, vocational school for children and vocational school for adults. Survey results generally validate the hypothesis of this study. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11718/965 |
| Appears in Collections: | Working Papers |
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| WP 1973_15.pdf | 1.96 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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