Changing tides: Labour shortage has improved work conditions for women in seafood processing in Kerala, India, although gender equality in employment is still a distant dream

Gopal, Nikita (2017) Changing tides: Labour shortage has improved work conditions for women in seafood processing in Kerala, India, although gender equality in employment is still a distant dream. Yemaya (54). p. 7. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Seafood processing factories all over the world are dependent on women’s labour. India is no exception. The work in the factories is generally monotonous and full of drudgery. The work environment is not very comfortable, as the workplace temperature and conditions are geared to maintain the quality of the product. Almost all the women are engaged on a contractual basis, with the piece rated daily wages regulated by the number of ‘baskets’ they process. Men are more likely than are women, to have permanent jobs and higher wages in these factories.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM459
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, India, Kerala, Women, Labour, Working Conditions, Fish Processing, Employment, Gender, Equality
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 10:07
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2022 07:23
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/909

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