MIGRATORY HOUSEHOLD WORKERS IN CHANDIGARH : A SOCIO-CULTURAL INQUIRY

  • Soni Devi

Abstract

Under the service category household works is growing to be one of the major activities of unorganised sector in India. The present study is an attempt to understand the socio-cultural status of unorganised workforce engaged in household works in Chandigarh. The major focus of the study is to understand the socio-cultural status of household workers who are migrants and this study is based on primary data. The sample size for the present study is 100 migratory household workers in Chandigarh. Simple random sampling technique is used to draw the sample and relevant statistical tools are being used to analyse the data. They are facing so many cultural differences related to language, food habits, dressing style etc. The present study is carried out to gain insight about the actual socio-cultural status of migrant household workers so that their status of adaptability regarding the culture and society of Chandigarh could be analysed.  This study would be helpful for govt. and other regulatory bodies to make suitable social security measures and welfare schemes for betterment of unorganised workers. Concentration on socio-cultural status of migrant workers only is the main limitation of the study because migrant workers are one of the segments of workforce engaged in unorganised sector and other segments remains untouched.

Published
2020-01-11
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Articles