A socio-economic study of Work culture and Productivity in Powerloom Workers of Textile Clusters in Maharashtra
Keywords:
Powerloom workers, socio-economic analysis, job operationsAbstract
In this paper, the researcher analyzes the socio-economic profile of powerloom workers in the state of Maharashtra. In this regard, the researcher in the present paper considers the powerloom clusters in the state of Maharashtra – Malegaon and Bhiwandi. Maharashtra’s powerloom industry is spread across diverse geographical locations within the state which includes - Ichalkaranji cluster, Bhiwandi cluster, Malegaon cluster, and Solapur cluster. In all these clusters, there are a considerable number of employees working in the powerloom industry. The researcher in the present paper considers the powerloom clusters in the state of Maharashtra – Malegaon and Bhiwandi. A comprehensive questionnaire was developed which collected data regarding work place culture, income of the employees, organizational decisions, teamwork, job factor, physical work conditions and so on. A total of 500 participants who are powerloom employees were selected for the study. For this study, the researcher considered organizational decisions, team work, physical work conditions and job operations. The researcher performed statistical analysis to analyze the collected data. The results revealed the existence of the relationship between the different variables considered in the study. The researcher recommends the need to improve the socio-economic status of powerloom employees which will further improve the economic benefits that the powerloom sector can bring to the nation. There is also a need to steer the research factors considered in this paper which can improve the job operations of employees in the powerloom sector.
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