Authors :
Aswani T D; Dr. Shivashankar Bhat
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 3 - March
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6463286
Abstract :
Handloom is Kerala's most widely recognized
cottage industry that is widespread throughout rural
areas. It employs a large skilled and unskilled workforce
and which, in chendamangalam society, mainly consists
of women workers, handloom spinning and weaving is
the main occupation. The objective of this paper is to
evaluate femaleparticipation in the handloom industry
inChendamangalam. The study focuseson the socioeconomic condition of the weavers, derived from
primary data collected through personalinterview
schedules of 90 active members of the chendamangalam
society. Results show that weaving is the main
occupation of Chendamangalam handloom industry, as
there is a high concentration of handlooms. The key
reasons which enforced females to do work in handlooms
are pooreconomic conditions, unemployment, low
income, low literacy, and education.
Keywords :
Handloom industry, Work participation, Female weavers, chendamangalamhandloom society
Handloom is Kerala's most widely recognized
cottage industry that is widespread throughout rural
areas. It employs a large skilled and unskilled workforce
and which, in chendamangalam society, mainly consists
of women workers, handloom spinning and weaving is
the main occupation. The objective of this paper is to
evaluate femaleparticipation in the handloom industry
inChendamangalam. The study focuseson the socioeconomic condition of the weavers, derived from
primary data collected through personalinterview
schedules of 90 active members of the chendamangalam
society. Results show that weaving is the main
occupation of Chendamangalam handloom industry, as
there is a high concentration of handlooms. The key
reasons which enforced females to do work in handlooms
are pooreconomic conditions, unemployment, low
income, low literacy, and education.
Keywords :
Handloom industry, Work participation, Female weavers, chendamangalamhandloom society
