Appukuttan, Arun C. and Varkey, Shaji  <br/><br/>
Globalization and worker precacity: A Taluk  

 - Social Science in Perspective  
 - 16(1), Jan-Mar, 2024: p.21-42 
<br/><br/> The crisis in plantations following globalization reveals complex layers of economic and social distress. Instead of mitigating its adverse effects at higher levels of the economic hierarchy, the burden is disproportionately shifted onto workers, exacerbating their vulnerabilities. This paper provides an empirical examination of the crisis specifically within the tea sector, highlighting how globalization has intensified pre-existing contradictions while simultaneously introducing new challenges.<br/>The study delves into the structural inequalities faced by plantation workers, emphasizing how globalization has led to economic instability, wage suppression, and deteriorating working conditions. Additionally, the paper critically assesses the power dynamics between plantation owners, global markets, and labor forces, offering a nuanced perspective on how economic policies shape the well-being of those at the bottom of the hierarchy. The discussion underscores the urgent need for policy interventions to address the socio-economic disparities aggravated by globalization in plantation economies.   – Reproduced  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Plantation Crisis, Globalization, Economic Inequality, Tea Sector, Wage Suppression, Labor Exploitation, Structural Inequalities, Power Dynamics, Plantation Economy, Market Forces, Socio-Economic Disparities, Policy Interventions.