Abstract
Industrial progress depends on satisfied labour force and in this connection the importance of labour welfare measures was accepted long back.. Labour welfare concept is basically based on human values, where each citizen has a right to work in a congenial environment with no hazards to his health on reasonable wages and other terms and conditions of employment. The days are over when labour was considered to be a commodity. W hen a worker joins industry he has to work in an entire strange atmosphere, creating problems of adjustment. Having a satisfied workforce is very much essential for smooth working of every organization. So this study is conducted to know whether the workers are satisfied with the welfare facilities provided by textile industries in Punjab . This paper has also attempted to study relationship between the sex of the respondents and awareness on welfare measures. The outcome of the study may help the administration and policy makers to differentiate the satisfying factors from dissatisfying and to take effective steps to improve the labour welfare facilities.
Highlights
IntroductionWith the increased industrialization the past practice of workers from villages coming to industries only during off season is diminishing and a large section of industrial workers today entirely depends upon their industrial employment for its livelihood
Labour welfare measures are an effort towards relieving the industrial workers of their worries and making them happy
From the above analysis it is inferred that the respondent shaving experience between 10-15 Years and Above 15 Years is highly satisfied with welfare measures when compared with other categories. It is proved with the help of chi-square test that there is a closere lationship between Experience of the respondents and the level of satisfaction for welfare measures In order to find the relationship between the respondents’ income and the level of satisfaction for welfare measures in textile industries, a chi-square test is shown in the following table
Summary
With the increased industrialization the past practice of workers from villages coming to industries only during off season is diminishing and a large section of industrial workers today entirely depends upon their industrial employment for its livelihood. If care is being taken for their welfare, they will be satisfied and their productivity will increase. Labour welfare measures are an effort towards relieving the industrial workers of their worries and making them happy. Anything done towards the well being of labour force comes under the purview of labour Welfare. “As a matter of fact the whole field of welfare is one in which much can be done to combat the sense of frustration of the industrial worker, to bring about maximum
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