Report on an enquiry into wages and hours of labour in the cotton mill industry, 1926

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Identifikator:: 1827868163

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-221455

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Report on an enquiry into wages and hours of labour in the cotton mill industry, 1926

Place of publication:: Bombay

Publisher:: Government Central Press

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: III, 172 S.; zahlr. Tab

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter IV. Attendance and absenteeism

Collection:: Economics Books

}* dealing with the question of full time attendance, figures for percentage Absenteeism for weavers and spinners (siders) among men, and winders and reelers among women are set out in the subjoined table. Occupation Weavers (Men) Spinners (Siders) (Men) . Winders (Women) Reelers (Women) Centre Bombay .. Ahmedabad .. Sholapur "Bombay Abmedabad Sholapur Bombay Ahmedabad .. Sholapur 3ombay .. \hmedabad ,. Sholapur Number of workers returned Percentage absenteeism 11,758 4,582 1,509 4-36 10-76 15-07 5,268 | 1.604 189 11-92 7-91 10-69 +633 635 260 15-63 8-81 12 +924 2,044 18-45 429 | 8-98 380 es 10°76 64. The manner ir which rotation of employment among winders and reelers affected the final absenteeism figures for female operatives and all adult operatives is brought out in a very striking manner from the figures given for these two occupation groups in the above table. It will be seen that in the case of reelers percentage absenteeism in Bombay was more than double that in Ahmedabad and in the case of winders, nearly double. Spinners were more regular in Ahmedabad and weavers were more regular in Bombay. 65. The following table shows the figures ot perceatage absenteeism worked out for all departments separately for men and women for each centre according as their earnings were derived from time rates or piece rates of wages :(— ee ee ee ras restate Percentage absenteeism for ——ee ree. Centre i Bombay .. oo Ahmedabad a sholapur : Male operatives on Time rates Piece rates 8:09 6-00 6-30 10-00 10-71 14+483 Female operatives on Time rates Piece rates | 6-31 | 16-32 6-42 9-09 3-81 11-39 66. ‘Workers who were partly on time rates and partly on piece rates were excluded. Children have alsc not been taken into consideration. The extent to which the figures for women workers in Bombay are biased on account of rotation of employment is again brought out by bhe high figure for absenteeism of women workers on piece rates.

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