5)
It will be noticed that there is practically no variation in the average
daily earnings and the average monthly earnings of full time workers
as between male siders in Ahmedabad and female siders both in
Bombay and in Ahmedabad, and that male siders in Bombay earned
about an anna more per day.
B. Earnings of Tarwallas
Sex Groups
Men
t
Women .. {
Centre
Bombay
Sholapur
Bombay :
Sholapur
Total
number
returned
861
120
431
Q
Average Earnings
Daily | Monthly
Bs. a. p
23 8 0
3 8 0
014 3122 5 1
0 8 ° 10 711
Number
working
(all time
Average
monthly
earnings
of full
time
workers®
293
48
Rs. a. p.
26 8 8
115 12 1
147 124 1 1
1:15 5 1
*For reasons already given, the Ahmedabad figure represents 27 times the ily
sarnings, For Sholapur the month = 267 days. ’
No figures are given in the above table for Ahmedabad because, as
already stated, no Tarwallas are employed in that centre.
C. Earnings of Doffers
Age and Sex
Groups
Men
Women
Children
Centre
Bombay ..
Ahmedabad
Sholapur ..
Bombay ..
Ahmedabad
Sholapur ..
Ahmedabad |
Sholapur ..
Total
number
returned
1,493
593
163
1,963
497
17
501
1AR
Average Barnings
Daily
Monthly
Rs. a. p.
18 5 8
"10 10
01 5118 5 3
0 10 2 ..
0 710110 § ~
05 6]
Y 4 0
« 0NoQ
Number
working
full time
Average
monthly
earnings
of full
time
workers
568
Rs. a. p.
20 5 8
1713 9
13 10 11
TS
956 0
79 3
«+ TT 1
A I
a)! 813 «
*For reasons already given, the Ahmedabad figure represents 27 times the daily
earnings. For Sholapurthe month ms 26-7 days.
119. Curiously enough, the average monthly earnings of all workers
for both male and female doffers in Bombay were almost identical
although the average daily earnings and the average full time monthly
earnings of women were respectively eight pies and a little more
than a rupee less than those of men. This is due to the fact
that female doffers put in better attendance than men, the average
number of days worked by them being 256 out of 27 working days as
against 243 days worked by male doffers. Both in Ahmedabad and in
