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Sholapur the average daily earnings of male and female doffers were
practically the same at each centre, and half time doffers earned
about half the wages paid to women. As between Bombay and
Ahmedabad, men in Bombay earned one anna and six pies more and
women an anna more than in Ahmedabad.
(4) Winders

120. Both men and women are employed in the Winding Department.
 Where greater skill is required men are employed but women
workers predominate. The number of winders returned from the three
centres amounted to 6,029 or a little more than 8 per cent. of the total
number of workers covered by the Census. Out of these, 5,528 or 91°69
per cent. Were women but the proprotionate distribution of men and
women workers varied as between centre and centre. In Bombay, only
228 or 4°69 percent. of the 4,861 winders returned were men. In
Ahmedabad 177 out of 812 winders or 21°80 per cent. were men, and in
Sholapur 96 out of 356 or 26°97 per cent. were male workers. The
higher percentage at Sholapur is due to the fact that no pirn winding
was entrusted to women. Winders ave generally piece workers who
are paid per pound of yarn wound according to the nature of the winding
and the fineness of the yarn, the finer the yarn the greater the length
per pound and the longer the time to wind it and hence, naturally,
the higher the rate per pound. Wages are also paid on time rates
but to a very limited extent, the ratio of workers on time rates to
those on piece rates being about 1: 16 on the combined figures for all
centres. The distribution of male and female winders according
to type of winding and basis of payment is shown, by centres, in
the following table :—
Distribution of Winders

Number returned in

Sex Groups

Class of
Winders

Bombay on

Ahmedabad on

Time
Ratoa

Piece
Rates

Time
Rates

Piece
Rates

“Grey Winders. .
Colour Winders
Pirn Winders. .
Cheese Winders

3
1a

1
113
0

136
17

Vien

A

Al Winders

16

212

94

153

Women ..

“Grey Winders. .
Colour Winders
Pirn Winders ..
Cheese Winder:

22
12
(43
11

2,387 “s
L103 6
720 | 12
298 Q

434
171
ts,

. a
All Winders  ..' 26 | 609
rem [men i i
Men and All Winders or} 204 | 4.657 | 50 762
Women. |
MO BR 36—4a

Sholapur on

Time
Rates

Piece
Rates

06

G8

149
111

280

1

oa | 260