Working conditions and job satisfaction of leather shoe industry workers of Kanpur
2007
Singh, Poonam | Chaurasia, Ranjana
A study of a leather shoe manufacturing unit at Kanpur revealed that most of the moulding workers (48%) were employed on daily wages and stitching workers (64%) on contract, with 24 per cent, under both the trades, on permanent basis. Working days per month ranged between 22-27 for 64 per cent of moulding and 76 per cent of stitching workers followed by 19-22 for 30 and 24 per cent workers in respective trades. Working hours per day were 8.5, with a single rest interval of 30 minutes. For most of the moulding workers (88%), wages were based on duration of work and for stitching (64%) quantum of work. Reverse was true for 12 per cent moulding and 35 per cent stitching workers. All the workers worked overtime @ Rs. 9.0 per hour and received bonus. Permanent workers had the benefit of casual, earned, and medical leave and were provided with provident fund, family pension, and group insurance. Factory premises were properly planned, kept neat, white washed annually had low humidity, sufficient light, proper ventilation, water supply and were used as work floor only. On the negative side, premises had high temperature, insufficient light for stitching, intolerable noise level, congestion and only one toilet for all the workers. Most of the moulding (60%) and stitching (50%) workers perceived their job as routine, with only 20 and 28 per cent, under respective trades, feeling satisfied. Most of them rated their management motivating (40% moulding and 30% stitching)/satisfactory (32 and 38%) but found their remuneration, opportunities for promotion, treatment from the supervisors and working conditions below par or plain workable. Most of the workers (30% moulding and 50 per cent stitching) perceived their colleagues as responsible and some (28 and 12% under respective trades) as intelligent.
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