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Volume : II, Issue : XI, December - 2012

A Study on Socio-Economic Status of Maid-Servant in Purulia Town

SHYAMAL KUMAR BISWAS

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

Abstract :

Over last few decades, there have been rapid growths in the number of women employee in India and majority of them being engaged in informal sector of the economy where jobs are often low paid and repetitive. An attempt has been made in this study to trace out the socio-economic status of maid-servant as well as the manner in which they lives in the informal sector in Purulia Municipal area of the same district of West Bengal. The study has been carried out through personal interview and observation. Results indicate that most of the maid-servants (78%) are satisfied in their profession and most of the respondents (82.35%) do not engaged with other work except maid-servant for earning. However, economic compulsion is the main hardship for taking the job as maid-servants. The general educational status of the maid-servants is not satisfactory and wages of the maid-servants are very low. The maid-servants are subject to variety of exploitations starting from low wages to maltreatment and sexual harassment by the employer. In view of this exploitation it is necessary to improve their socio-economic status and working conditions

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SHYAMAL KUMAR BISWAS, (2012). A Study on Socio-Economic Status of Maid-Servant in Purulia Town. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. XI, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1722.pdf

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