Major Constraints of Agricultural Labourers in India; Policy Recommendations and Remedial Measures
Title
Major Constraints of Agricultural Labourers in India; Policy Recommendations and Remedial Measures
Authors
Gunasekaran | Selvakumar
Keywords
Agricultural workers | WHO
Publication Details
Vol:2; No:3; Sep-16 | ISSN: 2455-3921
Abstract
Agriculture plays an important role in the economic development of India. Agriculture is the source of livelihood of more than 65 percent of the population in India and contributes less than 20 per cent to Gross Domestic Product, with a sizable share of exports. To meet the requirement of the growing population and rapid developing economy, agriculture has to grow fast and get modernized. This requires the use of high pay off inputs, adoption of high yielding varieties, fertilizers, plant protection chemicals, modernized equipment and machinery which need huge investment. This paper reveals that the broad study of essentials of agricultural workers and their rights, Agricultural labour, Child labourers in agriculture, Child labour and sustainable agriculture and food security, Hazardous child labour, Why focus on waged agricultural workers?, Workers and their trade unions in agriculture and the food industry/food chain, Sustainable agriculture and rural development policy brief , Guide to International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions, Conclusions and recommendations respectively.
Correspondence
A.Gunasekaran, Teaching Assistant, Department of Commerce, MK University College, India