A Study on the Perception of Employees with Regard to the Working Conditions in Tea Plantations with Special Reference to the Tea Plantations in Wayanad District
Keywords:
Tea plantation, working condition, Tea plantation workersAbstract
Better working condition, provides highly productive employees because, working environment has an influence on the behavior of the employees towards the organization. The present study focuses on the working condition of tea plantation workers in Wayanad district.
Wayanad district in Kerala is one of the major districts producing tea in the state. Majority of the people depends tea plantation job as their livelihood. Socially and economically backward people are mainly come to the tea plantation job. The distinct feature of tea plantation industry is the highest number of women workers. While the study analyzing the working condition of tea plantations in Wayanad district. percentage analysis and one sample t test were used to find out the working condition of employees in tea plantations.
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