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WORK-LIFE BALANCE OFWOMEN BRICK WORKERS IN SRIVAIKUNDAM AREA OF THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT

  • Unique Paper ID: 145190
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 7
  • PageNo: 696-701
  • Abstract:
  • Brick industry in India is labour intensive industry engaging millions of workers. The focus of the paper was to explore thequality of work life of the women brick workers in Srivaikundamareaof Thoothukudi District. The present study is an empirical one based on survey method. The total number of 120 sample women brick workerswas selected by using simple random sample technique. It was conducted during the period of November 2017. In order to analyse the socio-economic profile of the sample respondents, the simple percentage analysis, averages, standard deviation, Garrett’s ranking method, multiple regressions and probability analysis was adopted.The study depends on the secondary data available on standard textbooks of related topic, leading journal and published documents, website, records and reports issued by the administrative department in Thoothukudi area. The variety of work in the brick kilns includes cutting raw bricks 12%, extracting clay 16%, crushing and grinding 12%, mixing clay 16%, carrying clay 6%, loading and unloading 24%, pulling a wheelbarrow 8%. Thus themajority of the workers involved loading section. It is inferred that most of the sample women respondents attributed the reason of to earn income for the choice of going to ajob in brick units was ranked first followed by to supplement the family income. To provide education for their children were ranked third, to meet out the family expenditure ranked fourth and own interest for the reason of going to ajob in brick units ranked fifth respectively. In the case of women brick workers, the coefficient of multiple regressions (R2) was 0.8304 indicating 83.04 percent variation intotal income. The regression coefficient of variables namely earnings of women brick workersand their spouse's earnings were statistically significant at 5 percent level. One unit increase in these variables could increase the total family income by 0.3641 percent and 0.0528 percent respectively. Thus it may be concluded from the analysis that the contribution of women brick workers towards family income is found high in the study area.
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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 7
  • PageNo: 696-701

WORK-LIFE BALANCE OFWOMEN BRICK WORKERS IN SRIVAIKUNDAM AREA OF THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT

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