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TAPPING LABOUR SHORTAGE AND THE STALEMATE IN FEMALE LABOUR PARTICIPATION: A DISAGGREGATE LEVEL ANALYSIS OF RUBBER SMALLHOLDER SECTOR IN KERALA
One of the major constraints faced by the rubber smallholder sector in Kerala is the growing shortage of rubber tappers. Increasing female labour participation is considered as one of the better options to address this issue. The present analysis reveals that the share of female labour in the total...
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| Médium: | Printed Book |
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Rubber Science,
2015
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| On-line přístup: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/005742.pdf |
| Shrnutí: | One of the major constraints faced by the rubber smallholder sector in Kerala is the growing shortage of
rubber tappers. Increasing female labour participation is considered as one of the better options to address
this issue. The present analysis reveals that the share of female labour in the total workforce of rubber
tappers in the state was 7.5 per cent with notable regional variations. The study shows that the continuance
of the lower female labour participation in the smallholder sector is more than a supply side issue with
important socio-economic and region-specific aspects. Analysis of age and caste compositions of rubber
tappers, tapping tasks and wage rates did not reveal any significant entry barrier for female rubber tappers
across the regions. However, the unique socio-economic milieu encompassing tapping job in the smallholder
sector, especially the smaller size of holdings, appears to be the critical barrier in ensuring adequate supply
of female labour. Hence, any long-term policy has to consider the multi-dimensional aspects of the issue for
promoting group approaches rather than implementing ad hoc measures for addressing the shortage of
rubber tappers. |
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| Fyzický popis: | p.168-172 28(2) |