Gopalappa, D.V. <br/><br/>
Labour force in silk reeling industry in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh 

 -  1999 
 - p.27-35 
 - Jan-Mar 
<br/><br/> This paper attempts to understand the problems and prospects of labourers employed in silk reeling industry in Andhra Pradesh. It is based on a sample of 500 labourers who were interviewed in Hindupur, which is one of the silk reeling dominated areas in AP. The study reveals that the silk reeling, not being a perennial activity, leads to seasonal unemployment. In a year, reeling labourers get around 220 days of work and the rest of the time they are unemployed. Seasonal unemployment forces them to take up subsidiary occupation. Also, labourers are not secured in reeling industry. The child labour, which constitute 61 per cent of the total labour force, is more prone to exploitation in the industry. Even though, they support their families with their earnings. While working in the industry, upgrading their education and skills would be rather a difficult task. To avoid such problems, the study favours for encouraging the use of women labour in the industry. - Reproduced 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Silk industry - India - Andhra Pradesh<br/>Labour force - India - Andhra Pradesh<br/>Manpower - India - Andhra Pradesh<br/>Labour