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Footloose Labour Working in India's Informal Economy

By: Breman, Jan Publication details: USA: University of Cambridge, 1996Description: 278pISBN: 0521568242Subject(s): Agricultural laborers | Agricultural laborers India Gujarat | Migrant agricultural laborersDDC classification: 331.544095475

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1) Introduction 2) Changing Profile of Rural Labour 3) Inflow of Labour into South Gujarat 4) Contact Between Demand and Supply 5. Quality of the labour process. Informal training for work. Use of technology. Working hours. Degradation in the labour process 6. Mode of wage payment and secondary labour conditions. Wages. Payment. The principle of contracting and sub-contracting. Bondage. Secondary terms of employment 7. State care for unregulated labour. Slow and differential access to formal sector employment. Regulations covering employment in the unprotected sector. Implementation. Unbinding labour 8. Proletarian life and social consciousness. Adrift? Control and escape. Social struggle. Inclusion and exclusion: widening circles of identification

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	331.544095475 BRE/F (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	17/10/2025	054010
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	331.544095475 BRE/F (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		054011

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1) Introduction
2) Changing Profile of Rural Labour
3) Inflow of Labour into South Gujarat
4) Contact Between Demand and Supply
5. Quality of the labour process. Informal training for work. Use of technology. Working hours. Degradation in the labour process
6. Mode of wage payment and secondary labour conditions. Wages. Payment. The principle of contracting and sub-contracting. Bondage. Secondary terms of employment
7. State care for unregulated labour. Slow and differential access to formal sector employment. Regulations covering employment in the unprotected sector. Implementation. Unbinding labour
8. Proletarian life and social consciousness. Adrift? Control and escape. Social struggle. Inclusion and exclusion: widening circles of identification

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