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Q1 Read and discuss the following description of the living conditions of workers who come to the labour chowk. Most workers that we find at the labour chowk cannot afford permanent accommodation and so sleep on pavements near the chowk, or they pay Rs 6 a night for a bed at a nearby night shelter run by the Municipal Corporation. To compensate for the lack of security, local tea and cigarette shops function as banks, moneylenders and safety lockers, all rolled into one. Most workers leave their tools at these shops for the night for safekeeping, and pass on any extra money to them. The shopkeepers keep the money safely and also offer loans to labourers in need. Source: Aman Sethi, Hindu On-line Ans: (1) Their living conditions are very poor without any access to basic facilities like sanitation, drinking water.
(2) Due to lack of basic facilities there will be prone to many diseases.
(3) As they lined in poverty they cannot access medical facilities.
(4) They do not have permanent jobs.Q2 Complete the following table and discuss how their work is different: Ans: Name Place of work Earnings Security of work Benefits received Work on their own or employed Bachchu Manjhi Street ₨ 100 per day They are licensed, yes
Growth in
businessWork on their own Harpreet &
VandanaMarket Not fixed but good earnings They are licensed, yes Growth in business Work on their own Nirmala
Garment factory ₨ 80 for a day for 8 hours & 40 extra for working late No benefit except 40 ₨ extra for late working No security Employed Sudha
Company ₨ 30,000 p.m Medical facilities
for her family,
holidaysYes Employed Q3 In what ways is a permanent and regular job different from a casual job? Discuss. Ans: Regular Jobs Casual Jobs 1. Regular job is a permanent job. 1. Casual job are only occurs for fixed period of time. 2. Working hours are less and fixed. 2. Working hours are more and variables. 3. Good salaries are paid and fixed. 3. Less salaries are paid and not fixed. 4. Employs have job security. 4. Casual workers do not have job security. 5. They get other benefits like pension, funds, medical leave etc.
5. Workers do not get any other benefit. Q4 What benefits does Sudha get along with her salary? Ans: Sudha gets the following benefits along with her salary:
1. Pension funds with interest on savings.
2. Access to medical facilities for her and her family.
3. Her job is permanent and secured.
4. She will get holidays such as Sundays, National holidays & some holidays in additional as annual leaves.
5. Access to facilities like provident fund.Q5 Fill in the following table to show the services provided by people in the markets which you visit frequently. Ans: Name of the shop or office Nature of the service provided 1. R.K Mart For grocery items and garments. 2. Shree Ji Garments 3. Amul store Milk, curd, ice cream, cheese 4. Electricity office To deposit electricity bills 5. Dehradun stationary Stationary items, home items and creativity materials also. 6. Suvidha Ration, other home appliances etc.
Chapter 9 Urban Livelihoods
- Labour chowk is the crossing where labours wait for job on the basis of daily wages.
- Casual workers are labours working on daily wages and doing different works.
- Call centre is a centralized office that deals with the problems and questions that the customers have regarding the GS (goods and services) provided.
- A person who sells different types of things that are usually homemade.
- Regular jobs are also called permanent job and casual jobs are known as temporary job.
- Regular jobs are better that casual job.
- In regular job employers get additional benefits like pension, fund, medical leave etc. And, the working hours are less.
- Casual jobs are only for a fixed period and working hours are more than regular jobs and the workers do not have job security.
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