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Who is a worker?
A worker is defined as a person who is involved in production activity and is actively contributing towards the flow of goods and services in the economy.
Define worker-population ratio.
It is defined as that part of the population that provides active service in the production of goods and services. To calculate the worker-population ratio, we have to divide the total workforce by the total population and multiply by 100. It is an indicator that helps in assessing the level of employment in a country at any point in time. It can be denoted in formulae as:
Are the following workers — a beggar, a thief, a smuggler, a gambler? Why?
None of them can be called workers as they are not involved in any such activity that contributes to the GDP of the country.
Find the odd man out (i) owner of a saloon (ii) a cobbler (iii) a cashier in Mother Dairy (iv) a tuition master (v) transport operator (vi) construction worker.
The cashier in Mother Dairy is the odd one as he is salaried.
The newly emerging jobs are found mostly in the ____________sector.
(Service/manufacturing).
Service
An establishment with four hired workers is known as __________ (formal/informal) sector establishment.
Informal
Raj is going to school. When he is not in school, you will find him working in his farm. Can you consider him as a worker? Why?
Yes, because he is contributing towards the total output of the farm, and as per the definition of a worker, Raj can be considered a worker.
Compared to urban women, more rural women are found working. Why?
The female workforce in rural areas is around 30%, while the same in urban areas is around 14%. The reason for the following can be as follows:
1. For working in agriculture and allied activities, there is no requirement for special skills and specialisations, therefore, rural women engage in such work to support the family.
2. Due to poverty in rural areas, rural women engage in jobs to earn income for families.
3. Urban families have a better income than rural families hence there is a lesser requirement for women from urban families to engage in a job.
Meena is a housewife. Besides taking care of household chores, she works in the cloth shop which is owned and operated by her husband. Can she be considered as a worker? Why?
Meena works in the cloth shop, and in this way, is supporting her husband. Her work in the shop is also contributing to the GDP. Therefore she can be considered as a worker.
Find the odd man out (i) rickshaw puller who works under a rickshaw owner (ii) mason (iii) mechanic shop worker (iv)Shoeshine boy.
Shoe shine boy as he is self-employed