Employment of Labour and Rural Development

Contents: Preface. 1. Rural labours relations in India. 2. The mobilisation of farm workers. 3. Agricultural labour in Andhra Pradesh, 1970-95. 4. Labour force in a growing economy. 5. Agricultural labourers and political changes in Uttar Pradesh. 6. Agriculture and bonded labour. 7. Is there a problem with the youth labour market, and if so, how should we fix it? 8. Labour insecurity through market regulation: legacy of the 1980s, challenge for the 1990s. Index.

"It is a well known fact that most of the labour force both for agriculture and industry is supplied by the villages which comprise the 80% of Indian population. Both the organised and the unorganised labour force comes from the rural sector. It was mostly ignored so far. But the organized labour force which works in the industrial sector, is mainly located in the urban areas. The unorganised labour force which mainly works in agriculture deserves the attention both of the government and the private agencies which work for the rural labour and rural development." (jacket)